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WATCH LIVE ON 7NEWS SUNRISE: Boating safety

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Good Morning. John Bridges and Britney Glaser here with a look at what's coming up on 7News Sunrise. Phoenix Police Chief Jeri Williams says three people were arrested on charges related to a protest after President Donald Trump's speech at the Phoenix Convention Center had ended Tuesday night. We have an update this morning to a bizarre kidnapping story out of North…

Representative Johnson visit dialysis patients to find a way to help them

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DaVita Dialysis has an act that they are working on to get passed through legislation they invited U.S. Representative Mike Johnson to see the day to day operations. Patients living with kidney failure have to schedule their life around dialysis and doctor appointments. "Challenging its been very challenging, trying to go to school and just live a normal life, its really challenging,"…

Rep. Johnson says leaders must condemn racism, hatred

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U.S. Rep. Mike Johnson said Tuesday that the nation's leaders must speak out against the racism and hatred seen 10 days ago in Charlottesville, Virginia, calling it not "who we are as Americans." The Republican congressman, whose district includes Bossier and Caddo parishes, invoked the Declaration of Independence, the Bible and the 19th-century French writer Alexis de Tocqueville in…

Shreveport Regional Airport awarded $750,000 in grants

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This week, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced two grants totaling $775,000 will be awarded to the Shreveport Airport Authority.  The grants will provide federal funding for the Shreveport Regional Airport associated with Shreveport, Louisiana. One grant ($520,000) will be used to fund the design for an 800 foot runway extension to allow Runway 6/24 to meet the…

$775K grant for Shreveport Airport, first day of new flights to Charlotte

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Big money is coming to the Shreveport Airport Authority. The U.S. Transportation Department is handing over two grants totaling $775-thousand. $520-thousand will be used to build an 800 foot runway extension at Shreveport Regional Airport. The rest of the money will be used to update the existing airport master plan to accomodate current and future needs of the airport. Congressman…

U.S. Rep. Mike Johnson visits Mansfield

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Strengthening the military. That's one of the primary agenda items republicans in Washington are working on, says Louisiana Congressman Mike Johnson. Johnson held a town hall in Mansfield on Friday. One key item he mentioned is government's effort to beef up the U.S, military. He says congress approved a hefty increase in military funding, something he says is much needed. "Y'all know…

'I-49 connector will help downtown, north Shreveport'

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On behalf of the members and board of directors of the Greater Shreveport Chamber of Commerce, I want to thank the members of the North Louisiana Council of Governments (NLCOG) MPO Transportation Policy Committee and its board of directors for their vote to select Alternative Route 1 as the locally preferred alternative for the I-49 inner-city connector. In particular, we want to…

Lawmakers press DOJ to help victims of Ponzi scheme

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Seven lawmakers on Monday asked the Justice Department to investigate whether a Swiss bank is illegally blocking the transfer of restitution funds for victims of the second-largest Ponzi scheme in United States history. In a Monday letter, representatives from both parties asked Attorney General Jeff Sessions to review whether Swiss bank Societe Generale is complying with a…