Author: nathanielvillafranca
Commentary: Jindal’s Prison Sale Proposal Highlights Issue of Criminal Justice Reform
State corrections systems, like most governmental services, have rapidly expanded over recent years in [...]
Read morePelican Event: Obama Administration Continues to Hamper Energy Production
“Politically correct” sources of energy are largely futile and Obama administration policies are a war [...]
Read moreTransfer Process for New Orleans Schools Approved
After 13 hours of stormy debate, Recovery School District schools may now petition for a new governing [...]
Read moreStates Lack of Strict Budgetary Requirements Increases Budget Shortfalls
Stronger balanced budget amendments safeguard against shortfalls By Phillip Suderman As states complete [...]
Read moreLouisiana’s Higher Education System Not Making the Grade
A new report claims that more than one third of Louisiana’s higher education funds are wasted on [...]
Read moreShining the Light of Transparency
Introducing a new home for government accountability The Sunshine Standard, a new website, espouses the [...]
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Economic Survival Team “Severely Disappointed” with Salazar Meeting
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and Michael Bromwich failed to win the hearts of Louisiana’s Gulf Economic [...]
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Uncertainty Permeates Hearing on Gulf Oil and Gas Leases
Environmental impact statement set to delay all auctions until 2012 NEW ORLEANS, La. – The Interior [...]
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Commentary: Louisiana Education Budget Cuts Highlights Need for Vouchers
Voucher programs not only provide students with access to better schools of their choosing, but cost as [...]
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