Headlines – October 23, 2015
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Newsmagazine
Place Covered: Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2015-10-23
Duration: 00:02:00
Subjects: Common Core State Standards Initiative | Elections, 2015
Contributors:
- Whinham, Charlie Host
- Sanford, Shauna Host
- Pinsonat, Bernie Speaker
Description
This segment from the October 23, 2015, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Charlie Whinham and Shauna Sanford reporting on the week’s headlines. These stories include: pollster Bernie Pinsonat speaking to the Baton Rouge Press Club about voter apathy for the 2015 Louisiana gubernatorial election; a federal judge ruling that Louisiana must continue to provide Medicaid funding to the Planned Parenthood clinic; a judge ruling that there will be no trial in the Jindal Administration’s federal lawsuit against Common Core; and the Common Core test results for students in Louisiana.