Stephanie Grace: John Bel Edwards hasn’t turned Louisiana blue, but he is part of a different trend

Gov. John Bel Edwards makes a point while speaking at the annual meeting of Jump Start, which allows high school students to get workforce training in addition to regular academic classes, Tuesday Jan. 23, 2018, in Baton Rouge, La. It's not exactly breaking news that Gov. John Bel Edwards' 2105 election didn't usher in a Democratic wave in Louisiana.

Letters: Jindal wasn’t perfect; no one is

Stephen Waguespack, President & CEO of the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry, speaks outside the House Ways and Means Committee after HB628 by sponsor State Rep. Sam Jones,D-Franklin, concerning the commercial activity tax, or 'CAT,' effectively died for the legislative sesssion, after Jones voluntarily deferred it in the committee, Tuesday, April 25, 2017. The bill was the centerpiece of Gov. John Bel Edwards' tax package.

US needs orderly immigration

Sen. Chuck Schumer and Senate Democrats shut down America's government over an unrelated illegal immigration issue. This was an egregious affront to the American people, and to our brave men and women in uniform who were required to report for duty with no guarantee of pay.

New Jobs

Since 2015, Marshall County Commissioner Bob Miller has been attempting to convince state legislators to give counties more fiscal flexibility to make improvements linked to economic development.

NYT editorial board: Trump ‘acts as if he has something big to hide’

Donald John Trump Trump: If there's no wall, there's no DACA fix Trump appears to call out Samsung over missing FBI text messages Trump Commerce pick told lawmakers he would look at reversing Obama move on internet oversight: report MORE and his associates' innocence into question on Friday, asking why, if the president insists he has done nothing wrong, he "acts as if he has something big to hide." In an editorial , the board laid out a timeline of Trump's alleged efforts to "shut down" the law enforcement investigation into whether his campaign conspired with Russia to disrupt and influence the 2016 presidential election.

Utah Representatives: We don’t support recreational marijuana – but…

Red tape, bureaucratic hurdles and arbitrary roadblocks are pervasive in Washington, D.C. These obstacles not only result in irritation and inconvenience, but also have the capacity to cause great harm to the health and happiness of those suffering from painful disorders and diseases. Barriers to medical-grade marijuana research may be resulting in the preventable and unnecessary pain of countless Americans.

Inherit the wind

California's recent decision to declare themselves a sanctuary state raises the question as to why? Looking at a sad time in American history, we are reminded of the old Confederate government that supported slavery for the sole purpose of the agricultural industry in the South.

Democrats are coming unhinged over the Trump economy

What a remarkable contrast: President Donald Trump was in command at Davos talking about economic growth and prosperity, while House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and disgraced former Democratic National Committee chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla.. were babbling and belittling thousand-dollar bonuses and increased take-home pay for American workers.

Changing redistricting rules could change who Texas sends to Congress a ” dramatically

Drawing clever political districts is one way politicians in Texas and elsewhere avoid accountability - by protecting themselves from voters who disagree with them. They do this by stuffing weirdly shaped geographic districts with voters who agree with them.