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Louisiana governor plans nearly $1M in raises for appointees

by Associated Press
| February 13, 2020 3:05 PM

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Entering a second term without the budget woes of his first, Gov. John Bel Edwards plans to dole out nearly $1 million in pay raises to his staff, Cabinet secretaries and other high-level political appointees across state government.

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