Center for Opportunity Policy
Employers Suffering from BP Disaster Set to be Relieved of Unemployment Costs
Louisiana employers impacted by the British Petroleum oil spill last April are set to be relieved from [...]
Read moreSenate Bill Preempts Union-Backed Project Labor Agreements
Sen. Danny Martiny (R-Metaire) has introduced legislation that would ban state government officials from [...]
Read moreLouisiana Energy Leader Describes Obama Administration as Hostile
If the Obama Administration actually favored increased production in the Gulf of Mexico, it would be [...]
Read moreFederally Touted ‘Economic Recovery’ – Data Shows Otherwise
Although the Obama Administration claims the U.S. is in an economic recovery, evidenced by a fall in the [...]
Read moreExclusive Interview: What Permitorium Statistics Don’t Show
Contrary to rosy assessments from high profile publications and the Obama Administration, the owner of [...]
Read moreShreveport 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 [...]
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