Adam Vos

1 week ago | wwno.org | Adam Vos |Alana Schreiber

Louisiana’s legislative session wrapped last week with 300 bills now heading to Gov. Jeff Landry’s desk. He’s expected to sign many of them into law, but he’s already vetoed three. WWNO and WRKF’s Capitol Access reporter Brooke Thorington, health reporter Rosemary Westwood and education reporter Aubri Juhasz join us to break down the legislation. Churchill Downs, which owns Fair Grounds race track, threatened to leave Louisiana, raising concerns about the future of horse racing in New Orleans.

2 weeks ago | wwno.org | Adam Vos |Alana Schreiber

Cyberattacks on big companies get plenty of attention, but small businesses are hit about four times as often. A New Orleans restaurant owner lost thousands after her Facebook was hacked. The Gulf States Newsroom’s Stephan Bisaha shares why hackers are targeting small businesses. There’s been roughly $11 billion in cuts to university research funding since President Trump took office in January.

3 weeks ago | wwno.org | Adam Vos |Alana Schreiber

Nearly two dozen violence prevention organizations in Louisiana stand to lose millions in federal funding as a result of recent Department of Justice grant cuts. These organizations include youth programs, substance abuse support, victim advocates, trauma care and more. Josie Alexander, senior Louisiana strategist at Equal Justice USA tells us how these organizations interface with violence prevention and what these cuts could mean.

1 month ago | wwno.org | Adam Vos |Alana Schreiber

Thanks to a new executive order from Gov. Jeff Landry, Louisiana colleges can now pay student athletes directly for name, image and likeness (NIL) deals. The order prohibits the use of state-allocated funds and will remain in effect until federal NIL legislation is enacted. The order after President Donald Trump halted plans to create a college sports commission. Maddy Hudak, deputy editor for Tulane for Sports Illustrated, tells us more about this order and its suspected impacts.

1 month ago | wwno.org | Adam Vos |Alana Schreiber

As Congress continues to debate deep cuts to Medicaid, a new report shows that the program has been central to providing health coverage for women of childbearing age. The Georgetown University study found that Medicaid covered nearly half of all births in rural America, and that Louisiana was among the states where women rely on Medicaid most.