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June 30, 2006
Improved Version of Franchise Bill Passes Louisiana Senate
Louisiana HB 699, which creates a statewide franchising process, has passed the state senate 27-10, and now awaits sign-off by Gov. Kathleen Blanco.
Blanco need not sign the bill for it to become law. Louisiana has something of a reverse “pocket veto;” the governor must declare a veto outright and send it back to the legislature. She has until July 11 to do so.
Given the strong support in both chambers (HB 699 passed the House 73-26), veto offers a difficult prospect, despite the heavy lobbying Blanco’s seeing from local franchise authorities. Veto override, however, is questionable as the legislature has adjourned.
In passing the House, the bill was revised to further level the playing field between cable companies and telephone companies—cable companies will now be able to apply for a statewide franchise once a competitor moves in. The earlier House version required them to wait until current local franchises expired.
Posted by steve.titch at June 30, 2006 01:09 PM
My life's been pretty dull recently. Shrug. My mind is like a void. I haven't gotten anything done lately. I can't be bothered with anything recently.
Comment by: Sten20214 at January 26, 2007 07:49 AM
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I haven't been up to anything recently, but so it goes. Such is life. What can I say? Pretty much not much exciting going on to speak of. I haven't gotten much done lately, but I don't care.
Comment by: Sten88584 at January 26, 2007 08:17 AM
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I haven't gotten anything done recently. I've just been hanging out doing nothing. I haven't been up to anything these days, but it's not important. Today was a total loss.
Comment by: Sten8712 at January 26, 2007 07:06 PM
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I've just been hanging out not getting anything done. What can I say? I've basically been doing nothing worth mentioning, but pfft. Not that it matters. Pretty much nothing exciting happening to speak of. I haven't been up to much these days.
Comment by: Sten80355 at January 28, 2007 10:37 AM
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I feel like a complete blank, but I don't care. Pfft. I've pretty much been doing nothing worth mentioning.
Comment by: Sten11054 at January 28, 2007 04:56 PM
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My life's been pretty dull recently. Shrug. My mind is like a void. I haven't gotten anything done lately. I can't be bothered with anything recently.
Comment by: Sten77443 at January 29, 2007 01:00 AM
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I just don't have anything to say , but shrug. So it goes. Not much on my mind recently. I can't be bothered with anything recently.
Comment by: Sten16188 at January 29, 2007 03:30 PM
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My life's been basically bland today. More or less nothing seems worth thinking about. My mind is like an empty room. I've more or less been doing nothing to speak of. Not much on my mind recently.
Comment by: Sten79784 at January 29, 2007 04:05 PM
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I haven't been up to anything these days. So it goes. I can't be bothered with anything these days.
Comment by: Sten2354 at January 29, 2007 06:40 PM
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My life's been basically bland today. More or less nothing seems worth thinking about. My mind is like an empty room. I've more or less been doing nothing to speak of. Not much on my mind recently.
Comment by: Sten12778 at January 30, 2007 12:30 AM
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I just don't have much to say recently. Such is life. I've basically been doing nothing. Basically nothing seems worth bothering with. Oh well.
Comment by: Sten79059 at January 30, 2007 07:39 AM
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I haven't been up to anything these days. So it goes. I can't be bothered with anything these days.
Comment by: Sten47958 at January 31, 2007 09:31 AM
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I haven't been up to anything these days. So it goes. I can't be bothered with anything these days.
Comment by: Sten98779 at February 1, 2007 12:16 AM
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Not much on my mind right now, but it's not important. I've just been letting everything happen without me. I just don't have anything to say right now.
Comment by: Sten37215 at February 1, 2007 03:51 AM
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I've more or less been doing nothing worth mentioning, but eh. My life's been really bland today. I don't care. I've just been letting everything happen without me these days. That's how it is.
Comment by: Sten66051 at February 1, 2007 10:29 PM
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I haven't been up to much these days. Today was a loss. Nothing seems important. I've just been letting everything happen without me these days.
Comment by: Sten35533 at February 2, 2007 03:40 AM
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I haven't been up to anything these days. So it goes. I can't be bothered with anything these days.
Comment by: Sten95160 at February 2, 2007 04:43 PM
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My mind is like a bunch of nothing, but I guess it doesn't bother me. I haven't been up to anything recently. I've pretty much been doing nothing to speak of.
Comment by: Sten23123 at February 3, 2007 12:24 AM
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Basically nothing seems worth thinking about. I haven't been up to much these days. I just don't have much to say right now. I can't be bothered with anything , but whatever.
Comment by: Sten47389 at February 3, 2007 01:12 AM
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My life's been basically bland today. More or less nothing seems worth thinking about. My mind is like an empty room. I've more or less been doing nothing to speak of. Not much on my mind recently.
Comment by: Sten1124 at February 3, 2007 05:41 AM
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My life's been pretty dull recently. Shrug. My mind is like a void. I haven't gotten anything done lately. I can't be bothered with anything recently.
Comment by: Sten73331 at February 4, 2007 08:35 PM
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retty much nothing seems worth thinking about. My life's been completely dull , not that it matters. I've just been staying at home waiting for something to happen.
Comment by: Sten87803 at February 4, 2007 10:57 PM
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My mind is like a bunch of nothing, but I guess it doesn't bother me. I haven't been up to anything recently. I've pretty much been doing nothing to speak of.
Comment by: Sten57048 at February 5, 2007 04:48 AM
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I feel like a complete blank, but I don't care. Pfft. I've pretty much been doing nothing worth mentioning.
Comment by: Sten45173 at February 5, 2007 07:05 PM
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I haven't been up to much these days. Today was a loss. Nothing seems important. I've just been letting everything happen without me these days.
Comment by: Sten2954 at February 6, 2007 03:25 AM
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