New Brooks Park pool: BREC is seeking $22.4 million in state funding through Louisiana’s 2027-2028 capital outlay process to help finance a $28 million recreation and aquatic center at Brooks Park in Baton Rouge. The project would replace the aging pool with BREC’s first indoor swimming pool, allowing year-round aquatic programs, swim lessons, youth camps and lifeguard training, while adding multipurpose rooms for community activities and technology education. The proposed investment also includes drainage, utility, parking and accessibility improvements, with BREC contributing $5.6 million from its capital improvement funds.
Workers push back: The United Steelworkers union is warning of a potential strike at U.S. Steel as labor negotiations enter their third month, with negotiators unlikely to extend talks into 2027. The main dispute centers on contract protections requiring future buyers of U.S. Steel facilities to honor existing agreements covering wages, benefits and pensions following Nippon Steel’s $14.9 billion acquisition. U.S. Steel says its latest proposal offers job stability and significant investment commitments, while Nippon has pledged roughly $11 billion in U.S. investments through 2028. Bloomberg has the full story.
Supply concerns ease: Global oil prices fell Monday, with Brent crude dropping to about $93 a barrel, as hopes for a diplomatic resolution to the U.S. war with Iran eased supply concerns. Increased production, recovering Middle Eastern exports and weaker demand have helped restore a temporary global oil surplus, though fuel prices remain elevated. Despite continued regional attacks, traders are betting political pressure following Republicans’ midterm losses could push the Trump administration toward an agreement with Iran. The New York Times has the full story.
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