Center for Opportunity Policy
U.S. Manufacturing Rebound Fueled By Affordable, Abundant Natural Gas Resource
In Louisiana alone, over $60 billion in new manufacturing investments have been announced over the past [...]
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Will Independent Contractors Be Reclassified Out of Existence?
The proposed Labor Department budget for fiscal year 2013 includes money for 35 new investigators to dig [...]
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Record 47 Million Americans Now Receive Food Stamps
Although food stamp participation rates typically increase during a recession, a new study demonstrates [...]
Read moreNew Report: Teen Unemployment and the Minimum Wage
Unemployment remains a major concern throughout the state of Louisiana and the nation as a whole. While [...]
Read moreProtecting Public Safety and Reducing Costs in Louisiana
By building on existing research from the Louisiana Sentencing Commission and following key principles [...]
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Study Alleges Majority of Legacy Lawsuits Fail to Produce Hard Evidence of Contamination
Are the attorneys and plaintiffs who file lawsuits built around oilfield contamination allegations [...]
Read moreNatural Gas Development Upsets Conventional Thinking on America’s Energy Future
Should Louisiana primarily export or import the vast natural gas supplies that have been harvested in [...]
Read moreA Tale of Two Energy Policies
Instead of bowing down to green pressure groups that greatly overstate the environmental risks attached [...]
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Guest Commentary: U.S. Experiencing the Beginning of a Long-term Energy Boom
With the advent of unconventional drilling methods, the global energy balance is shifting, and the U.S. [...]
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