KWTX

Baby Jack celebrates first birthday after spending first six months of his life fighting for his life

ROBINSON, Texas (KWTX) - A young boy who fought to live for the first six months of his life in a Fort Worth hospital is celebrating a huge milestone Wednesday turning 1-year-old. Jack McFarland, of ...

Proposed Louisiana budget increases spending on prisons; teacher pay on hold until election

The latest version Louisiana’s proposed budget for the next fiscal cycle would boost spending for a wide range of criminal ...
Yahoo

From laundry window to House, Jack McFarland pivotal in budget debates

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. BATON ROUGE — When people think of Jack McFarland, they think of the clean-cut, white-haired logger from Winnfield who knows the ...
WWNO

Appropriations committee advances budget bill

Chairman Jack McFarland led the Louisiana House Appropriations Committee in crafting a bipartisan compromise on the state budget. BATON ROUGE--The House Appropriations Committee advanced a $49.4 ...
WAFB

Amendment Two set to be repackaged for voters, despite it being voted down

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - At the Baton Rouge Press Club, Rep. Julie Emerson and Rep. Jack McFarland announced plans to repackage Amendment Two from the March 29 election. The proposal would be split ...
The Advocate

How a Louisiana budget whiz and small business owner sees Congress’ fight over health care

WASHINGTON – When state Rep. Jack McFarland, R-Winnfield, isn’t mulling complex finances as chair of the Louisiana House Appropriations Committee, he runs a logging contractor firm in Winn Parish. As ...
KWTX

‘My family is back together’: Robinson, Texas baby back home after battling critical heart defects since birth

WACO, Texas (KWTX) - A 6-month-old baby boy who has been in a Fort Worth hospital fighting for his life since birth with a combination of critical congenital heart defects is thriving as he spends his ...