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New Welfare Reform Plan Seeks to Put Recipients to Work
Republican House members introduce the Welfare Reform Act of 2011, which is set to expand the reforms of [...]
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Key Lawmaker Calls for Across-the-Board Pension Reform
Rep. Kevin Pearson (R-Slidell) has proposed an across-the-board increase in pension contributions from [...]
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Vitter Calls for “Life Cycle Cost Analysis” in Infrastructure Projects
Sen. Vitter has introduced new legislation that calls for greater transparency and accountability in the [...]
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Happy Birthday: Jindal Rejects ObamaCare Exchange System on Law’s One Year Anniversary
One year after ObamaCare was signed into law, Gov. Bobby Jindal has stated that Louisiana will not set up [...]
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Obama to Overhaul “No Child Left Behind” and Expand “Race to the Top”
President Obama announced he has no plan to reduce federal education funding, and instead seeks to revise [...]
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Guest Commentary: Louisiana Redistricting Plan Should Clear, Unless Politics Interfere
LSU-Shreveport political science professor, Jeffrey Sadow, explains the confusing and blurred constraints [...]
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New Research: Louisiana Higher Education Plagued by Low Admissions Standards
A new ranking of admissions standards has LSU below all flagship universities in the Deep South. The [...]
Read moreVoucher Applicants Seek Alternatives to Disruptions of Public Schools
New Orleans parents who are dissatisfied with the public school system have options thanks to the voucher [...]
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Study Projects Louisiana Pension Funds to Run Dry in 2017
A Northwestern University study claims that Louisiana's pension system will be insolvent by 2017. [...]
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