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Guest Commentary: Federal Government Ill-Equipped to Regulate Fracking
The government’s track record would lead many to believe that it is incapable of efficiently permitting [...]
Read moreLouisiana’s Local Sales Taxes Highest in Nation
Despite having the second lowest statewide sales tax rate in the U.S., a new study shows that Louisiana's [...]
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Commentary: Kaiser Foundation Finds Insurance Costs Spiking In Wake Of ObamaCare
The specter of even more pronounced rising costs, as evidenced by Kaiser's study, may not only keep the [...]
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Doctors in the House: Cassidy and Fleming Call for “Price Transparency”
Republicans did not do enough to advance free market reforms within the health care system when they last [...]
Read moreCommentary: Louisiana One Step Closer to Coordinated-Care Networks for Medicaid
Gov. Jindal estimates that transitioning towards coordinated-care will save the state $135 million [...]
Read moreCommentary: Despite Lapses in Oversight, Audit Finds Tremendous Gains in Charters
Overall, 60 percent of RSD schools have improved to the point that they are no longer considered failing.
Read moreOne in Five Louisianans Live Below The Poverty Line
21.6 percent of Louisianans are living in poverty, the second highest in the country, while the average [...]
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Charter School Movement Could Be Curtailed If Union BESE Candidates Prevail
Louisiana’s experiment with charter schools could be restrained and limited if the right mix of [...]
Read moreSpecial Report: Legacy of a Loophole
A retire-rehire program for teachers was approved by lawmakers 10 years ago, but today more than half of [...]
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