The two sides will have a hearing Thursday.
Posted inBehind The Lens
Behind The Lens episode 134: ‘A strike for better wages and working conditions’
The Orleans school district moves to close Singleton Charter School. City Councilmembers vow not to take Entergy campaign donations and city employees ask for $15/hour. And Medicaid recipients should watch for renewal information as eligibility will begin again when the federal COVID-19 ‘public health emergency’ ends.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
Council approves $15 minimum wage for city contractors, but city employees say they deserve the same
The new Living Wage Ordinance for contractors would raise the minimum to $13.25 an hour next year and $15 in 2023. Some direct city employees earn far less, and the council can’t change that on its own.
Posted inOpinion
It’s time to lend your voice to the coastal conversation
The water isn’t going anywhere. We must all learn to live and work with it.
Posted inSchools
NOLA Public Schools moves to close Singleton Charter School this summer
If the superintendent’s recommendation stands, Singleton Charter School will close and scatter students across other city charter schools before school starts in the fall.
Posted inCriminal Justice
City Council moves toward full decriminalization of marijuana possession, pardons for anyone cited after 2010
A proposed law would give “prospective pardons” to anyone cited for marijuana possession under city law.
Posted inCoronavirus
Many Louisiana residents may need to renew Medicaid benefits as COVID-19 emergency winds down
Letters sent this month are an early step in winding down pandemic programs.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
City Council advances resolution to limit campaign contributions from Entergy and utility consultants
Several similar resolutions have been approved since 2006, but this new one adds new restrictions on donations from Entergy employees and extends the restrictions to council candidates who aren’t currently sitting council members.
Posted inCoronavirus
COVID-19 cases in public schools remain low as summer school ends
This is the final weekly update the district will issue for the 2020-21 school year.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
City workers from Department of Public Works initiate strike
The strike comes a week after the City Council advanced a proposal to mandate a minimum $15 an hour wage for city contractors, but not for direct city employees