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Supreme Court’s Union Ruling Affirms Importance of Workplace Freedom
The Supreme Court Wednesday in a landmark decision freed millions of public sector workers from the [...]
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Pelican Institute Urges State Lawmakers To Forge New Economic Future in Third Special Session
NEW ORLEANS, La. (June 18, 2018) — The following is a statement from Daniel Erspamer, chief executive [...]
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Pelican Institute Announces Hire of Vice President and External Affairs Manager
NEW ORLEANS, La. (June 14, 2018) – Today, the Pelican Institute for Public Policy (Pelican Institute) [...]
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Study: Proposed Tax Increases Would Kill Jobs, Decrease GDP
Lawmakers in Baton Rouge continue to debate solutions to the so-called “Fiscal Cliff.” The Governor and [...]
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Louisiana’s Not Working
We keep seeing news of Louisiana’s job gains, but the numbers seem to tell a different story. [...]
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Policy Brief: Debunking the government’s pro-Medicaid report
Why expanding Louisiana’s program to able-bodied adults hurts the economy By Chris Jacobs, Senior Fellow [...]
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Restoring the Right to Earn a Living
In Restoring the Right to Earn a Living: A Common-Sense Solution to Occupational Licensing Job Barriers, [...]
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Pelican Institute Statement on February Special Session
Governor Edwards has called the legislature into special session starting February 19 to address the [...]
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Don’t Believe the Hype: Resist the February Special Session
As Louisiana lawmakers continue to debate how to solve the so-called “Fiscal Cliff” (to get [...]
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