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Inside Politics for March 14, 2010 A Baton Rouge lawmaker wants to return to the open-primary election system for Louisiana’s congressional elections. Staffers oppose hospital change JACKSON — Vicki Higginbotham, a nurse, said she was handing out medicine to her mentally ill patients at a state hospital in Jackson when she started thinking about what would happen to them when Gov. Bobby Jindal’s budget plans came to pass. Jindal says pay plan still lacks flexibility Gov. Bobby Jindal for a second time Friday rejected a proposed state employee pay raise plan, once again saying it did not provide enough flexibility for agency heads to determine worker pay. GOP backs earmark ban WASHINGTON — U.S. House Republicans agreed Thursday to a one-year ban on members requesting special projects for their districts — known as earmarks — a move that could have a significant financial impact for Louisiana with its Republican-laden House delegation.

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