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jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

Republicans give $101m to sports arena as myriad needs loom over Louisiana | US news | The Guardian

“Robert Mann – an LSU professor, author, and political historian who frequently criticizes Louisiana’s government – said that school officials and advocates have spent years pleading for a new library. Despite those pleas, lawmakers allotted only a few million in project planning for a new library.

However, lawmakers quickly delivered on Mulkey’s request for arena improvements, even though the university itself did not ask for PMAC funding.”

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/aug/29/louisiana-republicans-millions-sports-arena?utm_term=64edddc334b775dda87bb0891a7c92d8&utm_campaign=GuardianTodayUS&utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&CMP=GTUS_email