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New Pelican Paper: Antitrust Enforcement? Put Power in the Hands of Consumers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Baton Rouge, July 19, 2023 — Everything old is new again, and that’s turning out to [...]
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Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall
It’s election season again. And like clockwork, some politicians have pulled out their old talking points [...]
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How Reforming Louisiana’s Safety-Net Programs Will Increase Prosperity
Louisiana has one of the highest poverty rates out of all the states, but why? That’s a complicated [...]
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Louisiana’s Top Education Board Proposes High School Diplomas for Students Failing State Tests
Yes, you read that right. In a state still ranked in the bottom ten nationally for student achievement, [...]
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Louisiana Economic Situation—June 2023
Key Point: Louisiana’s labor market shows improvement on the surface but there are underlying problems [...]
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Don’t Fear the Robots
Suddenly, artificial intelligence (AI) seems to be everywhere, especially in the news. As with most [...]
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Big Budget Blowout
Louisiana’s 2023 Regular Legislative Session ended on June 8th with a bang. Amid much arguing and a lot [...]
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What the Legislature Did (and Didn’t Do) on Education
Legislation on crime, taxes, and the state’s budget dominated much of Louisiana’s 2023 Regular Session, [...]
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Audits of safety net programs enable “One Door” to combat poverty in Louisiana
You may not have noticed as other hot-button issues have taken center stage, but over the past few years, [...]
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