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• President Biden to sign executive order targeting internet service providers, Big Tech

  July 9, 2021 1:01 PM

  Before the close of Friday, President Joe Biden intends to sign an executive order that will directly impact internet service providers and Silicon Valley, CNN reports. Aimed at fostering competition among broadband service providers, the executive order will encourage the Federal Communications Commission to reintroduce a so-called "nutrition label"... more »

• President to raise minimum wage for federal contractors to $15 an hour

  April 27, 2021 8:45 AM

  President Joe Biden is preparing to use his executive powers to increase the hourly minimum wage of federal contract workers to $15, CNN reports. According to the news outlet, President Biden is expected to issue the executive order Tuesday, but it won't go into effect until early 2022. ... more »

• Biden signs executive order that aims to promote racial equality through fed programs

  January 26, 2021 8:57 AM

  President Joe Biden has already signed a slew of executive orders during his first four days in office, and he isn't planning on slowing down anytime soon. Officials say the president will continue to sign a series of executive orders throughout the week. As one of his first... more »

• Biden to sign executive order aimed at strengthening American manufacturing

  January 25, 2021 7:47 AM

  The pandemic's effect on the manufacturing industry has been brutal. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the sector is still down 543,000 jobs since February. But on Monday (Jan. 25), President Joe Biden hopes to begin the process that will reverse this financial crisis by signing an executive... more »

• 87,000 unemployed workers likely won't qualify for federal aid, governor says Play Video

  August 18, 2020 9:52 PM

  BATON ROUGE - 10 days after President Donald Trump signed an executive order to extend federal unemployment assistance at a rate of $300 per week, roughly 87,000 Louisiana workers don't stand to qualify. After being approved for the assistance, Louisiana expects to have its first batch of funds in... more »

• Protesters gather outside federal court in downtown BR Friday

  February 3, 2017 5:37 PM

  BATON ROUGE – A few dozen protesters stood outside the federal courthouse in downtown Friday afternoon, protesting presidential orders about immigrants and refugees. Most protesters were holding signs out front of the post office, looking across the street toward the courthouse. A few others were on the courthouse side... more »

• Flags ordered at half-staff on day after tragic shooting

  July 18, 2016 1:01 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Gov. John Bel Edwards has ordered the U.S. and state flag to be flown at half-staff over the Capitol and all public buildings in Louisiana until sunset on Monday. The governor said the decision was made in order to honor the lives of three law enforcement... more »

• Edwards issues protections for gay employees, marriages

  April 13, 2016 12:51 PM

  BATON ROUGE- Gov. John Bel Edwards signed an executive order protecting gay employees and marriages. The order provides employment protections for state employees and employees of state contractors on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, political affiliation, disability, or age. The executive order... more »

• Jindal issues order to halt refugee resettlement in La.

  November 16, 2015 11:49 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Governor Bobby Jindal issued an executive order Monday telling state agencies to not accept the resettlement of any more refugees of the Syrian civil war into Louisiana. Jindal's order comes after the U. S. State Department said 14 refugees had been resettled in Louisiana so far... more »