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Tax Freedom Day Passes for Louisiana, but Ignores Federal Deficit
The Tax Foundation states that the 2011 Tax Freedom Day will fall on April 12th. However, if the federal [...]
Read moreNew Strategy to Fight Adult Illiteracy in New Orleans
To address New Orleans' illiteracy and lack of access to solutions, Loyola University hosted, “Engaging [...]
Read moreCommentary: Louisiana Becomes Ninth State To Request Health Care Waiver
"With the addition of Louisiana, nine states have now requested an exemption from this particular [...]
Read moreCommentary: Congress Poised to Reauthorize Wildly Successful DC Voucher Program
"The DC OSP has accomplished what few educational interventions can claim: It markedly improved important [...]
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U.S. Property Rights Protections Decline for Third Straight Year
An international comparative study that measures the protection of physical and intellectual property [...]
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Louisiana Taxpayers Cover the Tab for Over 70 Percent of Local Pensions
State lawmakers were not thinking about long term costs when they passed a law back in 1999 that allowed [...]
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Guest Commentary: Elections matter – GOP redistricting grand slam in offing?
Soon Louisiana redistricting will reveal the state's power players, and they will work to the advantage [...]
Read moreA First in American History: 2011 Federal Aid Set to Overwhelm State General Funds
2011 is set to be the first year that federal aid becomes the largest component of state revenues. [...]
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Commentary: Cassidy, Fleming, Boustany Sound Off On One Year Anniversary Of ObamaCare’s Passage
"Republicans are working to 'replace [Obamacare] with legislation which will expand access to affordable, [...]
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