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Gov. Landry wants 7% cut to state's budget in first recommendation

(The Center Square) — Gov. Jeff Landry's first budget presentation to the Legislature this week focused on public safety with $3.3 billion less spending than the current fiscal year.

Landry told the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget on Thursday that increased spending in recent years was tied largely to federal pandemic funding that's now fading away, and his proposed budget for the fiscal …

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