Center for Opportunity Policy
Shreveport Times Op-Ed: Correct Louisiana’s Prison System
On Saturday, the Shreveport Times ran an op-ed coauthored by Kevin Kane of the Pelican Institute and Mark [...]
Read moreNew Report from Louisiana Energy Industry Counters Critics of Tax Incentive
As the state legislature prepares to go back into session, some critics of the horizontal well severance [...]
Read moreSodexo’s Standards and Practices Under Fire at Tulane Event
Tulane University Peace Action Committee (TUPAC) hosted a panel, "Sodexo Workers Speak Out," that offered [...]
Read moreNew Welfare Reform Plan Seeks to Put Recipients to Work
Republican House members introduce the Welfare Reform Act of 2011, which is set to expand the reforms of [...]
Read moreVitter Challenges Obama Administration on the Number of Oil Drilling Permits
Sen. David Vitter has called out top Obama Administration officials for misleading the public and members [...]
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Commentary: President Obama Continues to Misrepresent Oil Drilling Policy
While Gulf production was higher in 2010 than any previously recorded year, these levels peaked prior to [...]
Read moreSen. Vitter Joins With Other Republican Lawmakers to Advance “Right to Work” Bill
Sen. David Vitter and other Republican lawmakers have introduced a "National Right to Work" bill that [...]
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Union Wages Drive Up Costs, Increase Tax Burden for Louisiana Residents
Public sector unions are boosting taxpayer costs in Louisiana just as they are in other states. The [...]
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Shell Study Contends Evidence for Peak Oil Theory
Shell Oil Company's latest research "Signals and Signposts" affirms peak oil theory: that we have reached [...]
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