BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A Louisiana senator has agreed to accept the state's cigarette tax renewal that the House tacked onto his proposal to fund a popular college scholarship program, potentially ending one of the most contentious battles of the legislative session.
The move could mean that the bill will emerge from a conference committee with the 4-cent tax extension intact.
Both the House and Senate will have to vote on the measure Thursday before it can receive final passage, and then it will require approval from voters in a fall ballot initiative.
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