Recalls would be easier under this bill

Recalls would be easier under this bill

Easier recalls?: A bill that would lower the trigger for recall elections in Louisiana will be considered by the full House, Matt Sledge reports. The bill was filed not long after New Orleans organizers failed to get a fifth of that city's voters to agree to an election about Mayor LaToya Cantrell's future.

Spending cap: Louisiana House conservatives could block efforts to spend $1.8 billion in excess revenue on road and bridge projects this year, James Finn reports. Those legislators say the 2025 expiration of a temporary sales tax could create budget shortfalls for the state, and that the excess should instead either be saved or spent on state debt.

Garret Graves: U.S. Rep. Garret Graves of Baton Rouge, a Republican, is leading negotiations with congressional Democrats about raising the country's debt limit, Mark Ballard reports. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise says Graves' involvement raises Louisiana's influence on Capitol Hill.

Numbers to Know

22,598: Number of signatures that would have been needed to force a recall vote on New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell, had House Bill 212 been law.

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28g: Amount of fentanyl-laced drugs that could trigger a lifetime prison sentence without parole, under House Bill 90

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$4.5T: Amount Republicans want President Joe Biden to cut in spending on Medicaid, clean-energy initiatives and other priorities

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Source: Louisiana State Legislature, congressional Republicans.