Newell Normand
Newell Normand
Audacy
Hour 1: Why'd Governor Landry veto $36M in funding for New Orleans in the state budget?
42 minutes Posted Jun 29, 2026 at 3:54 pm.
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This hour, Newell addresses the Louisiana Legislative Auditor Michael Waguespack calling for strict policy changes after a state report revealed that New Orleans paid out $4,292,517 in accrued, unused leave to departing civil servants, and Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry issuing extensive line-item vetoes striking between $33 million and $36 million in state funding from New Orleans projects and community programs.
Then, Matt Rosen, CEO & founder of Allata, joins the show to discuss whether AI is shaping public opinion, what "balanced" really means, and who decides what information these tools deliver.