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Fighting the Rise in Violent Crime
Rep. Alan Seabaugh is putting forward a plan to combat the violent crime we’re seeing in the state.
Louisiana had the highest rate of violent crime in 2021. Violent crime involves Robbery, Rape, Aggravated Assault, and Homicide - the worst of the worst, basically.
“So, what we need to first do is study how we got here, why do we have more violent crime, and then secondarily and most importantly propose legislation on how we can fix this going forward,” Seabaugh told Louisiana Radio Network. “When you ‘A’ let people out of jail early and ‘B’ tell them when you get convicted, you’re only going to serve 25% of your sentence it’s a disincentive to law and order."
And it seems as though law enforcement agencies across the state are already on board.
As for support for the creation of a task force, Seabaugh said he’s received positive feedback, especially from law enforcement.
“The Sheriffs’ Association and the District Attorneys Association both came out in favor of it, in fact, they both offered to help assist in drafting the legislation,” said Seabaugh.
Seabaugh plans to introduce the Violent Crime Task Force legislation in the spring, the session begins on April 10, 2023.
Trump Snubs DeSantis In Florida
Former President Donald Trump is set to hold a rally with Marco Rubio in Florida. The problem? He isn’t inviting Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
Trump on Wednesday said he’ll hold a rally with Sen. Marco Rubio on Nov. 6. DeSantis was left off the announcement and an adviser to the former president said the Florida governor is not attending.
The apparent snub angered some people within DeSantis’ orbit, who complained that the Florida governor’s team was not informed of the rally prior to Trump announcing it. The timing of the Trump and Rubio event means any campaign event DeSantis holds that day won’t get as much attention during the all-important final stretch of the 2022 midterms.
“You’ve got the Sunday before Election Day totally hijacked by Trump parachuting in on Trump Force One taking up the whole day,” said a longtime Republican consultant who is close to the governor. “No Republican could go to a DeSantis event that day. None. And DeSantis won’t be here? This is big.”
Another person who is influential in DeSantis’ world said it was “an elbow to Ron’s throat” and blamed Trump advisers.
The report comes as the two appear more and more likely to clash in 2024 for the Republican nomination for President.
GDP Grows 2.6% In Third Quarter
The Biden White House is celebrating a stronger-than-expected third-quarter GDP report. The GDP grew at an annual rate of 2.6 percent. But there are some people who are concerned that the numbers may be masking bigger issues.
“Far from an indicator of growth, today’s GDP report signals decline. Consumer spending and business investment combined actually contributed -0.62 percentage points to GDP,” EJ Antoni, a research fellow for regional economics in the Center for Data Analysis at The Heritage Foundation, told The Daily Signal in a statement. (The Daily Signal is Heritage’s multimedia news organization.)
“Americans are steadily becoming poorer under Biden and in the third quarter were able to afford fewer imports from abroad,” he said.
Headlines Of The Day
Trump Was Right On TikTok, Top Democrat Senator Admits (ZeroHedge)
Air Force takes 'full responsibility' for Jennifer-Ruth Green sexual assault leak, GOP congressmen say (Fox News)
Why Hispanic voters will have more power this year than ever before (CNN)
DOJ antitrust probe into PGA Tour includes Augusta National Golf Club, USGA and PGA of America: report (Fox News)
ECB hikes rates by 75 basis points and scales back support for European banks (CNBC)