House $4.5 Trillion Budget Resolution Overcomes Odds & Bogalusa Placed Under State Fiscal Control

President Donald Trump’s tax cuts, border, defense, and energy promises are one step closer to enactment after the U.S. House narrowly passed its $4.5 trillion budget resolution Tuesday night, officially kickstarting the budget reconciliation process. The Louisiana Legislative Auditor's Fiscal Review Committee has voted to place the city of Bogalusa under fiscal administration, citing severe financial distress. California lawmakers have proposed a bill restricting self-defense, mandating “retreat,” ending crime-stopping protections and limiting force to what’s “reasonably necessary.” And more...