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Posted by
Leonard Gilroy
on November 22, 2009
Louisiana Streamlining Commission Should Reject Proposal for Legislative Approval of State Contracts
In an attempt to increase oversight over state contracting, some members of Louisiana’s Commission [...]
Read morePosted by
Robert Rosamond
on November 19, 2009
Rising Unemployment and Questionable Projects Highlight Failures of Stimulus Spending
Months after the passage of the $787 billion economic stimulus package, rising unemployment and [...]
Read morePosted by
Robert Flanagan
on November 19, 2009
Social Security: In Need of Reform
A 2009 report by the Social Security Administration Trustees warns of a coming crisis. The report states [...]
Read morePosted by
Robert Rosamond
on November 18, 2009
State Employees Expect Raise Despite Budget Shortfall
While most Louisianans prefer cuts in government spending to raising taxes, state employees have come to [...]
Read morePosted by
Robert Flanagan
on November 18, 2009
Maureen Dowd’s Misplaced Anger
In a recent New York Times column entitled Virtuous bankers? Really!?!, Maureen Dowd goes after Goldman [...]
Read morePosted by
Robert Rosamond
on November 6, 2009
House Health Care Bill Not the Answer
Last week House Democrats unveiled a bulky $894 billion health care plan which will initiate sweeping [...]
Read morePosted by
James Plummer
on October 29, 2009
NOLA Crime Cameras Finally Get a Conviction
More than five years and six million dollars later, the “crime cameras” planted around New [...]
Read morePosted by
Kevin Kane
on October 23, 2009
Another Subpoena and Another Lien for ACORN
A new story about ACORN’s legal troubles has been posted on our homepage. Click here to read about [...]
Read morePosted by
Kevin Kane
on October 6, 2009
Read the Inspector General’s Report on City Budget Process
The Pelican Institute has obtained a copy of the Inspector General’s review of the 2009 budget [...]
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