Center for Opportunity Policy
Study: Proposed Obama Energy Taxes Will Be Devastating
The study projects a loss of approximately $341 billion in economic output, 155,000 jobs, and $68 billion [...]
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Guest Commentary: Entitlements, not Tax Deductions, Should be Targeted for Deficit Reduction
Cuts to entitlement programs could be the first steps to getting our fiscal house back into some sort of order.
Read moreDepartment of Energy Grants LSU $1 Million to Research Geothermal Energy
The Department of Energy has awarded Louisiana State University $997,000 for a project to evaluate the [...]
Read moreGuest Commentary: New York Times Misses the Mark on Shale Gas Story
Don Briggs: It is a simple fact that shale gas resources in the U.S. are real and abundant, and natural [...]
Read moreLouisiana Lawmaker’s Push for Transparency in Collective Bargaining Gains National Currency
Rep. Tony Ligi made every effort to pass legislation that would allow for greater public scrutiny of [...]
Read moreLouisiana Unemployment Up 12 percent from Last Year and 115 percent Since 2007
Despite higher job numbers, Louisiana's unemployment rate increased by 12 percent from May 2010 to May [...]
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Clean Sweep for Prison Reforms, But as Weakened Versions
While all five of the proposals out of the Sentencing Commission passed, the most controversial received [...]
Read moreGuest Commentary: Tapping Strategic Oil Reserves – Bad Policy or Party Politics?
Over the next 30 days, the U.S. and other partners within IEA will release these reserves to offset [...]
Read moreLibertarian Message of Economic Freedom Connects with GOP Faithful in New Orleans
Over the past few years, the Republican Party has shifted more the direction of Rep. Ron Paul's [...]
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