Tax & Budget
New Study: Higher Tax Burden, New Spending and More Debt Hurts Economic Growth
American Legislative Exchange Council claims that states with lower and falling tax burdens are [...]
Read moreFiscal Watchdog Ranks Louisiana 43rd in Nation for Indebtedness
A new state ranking for assets relative to liabilities, released this week, finds Louisiana to be the [...]
Read moreStudy: “F” for Louisiana’s Specialized Labor, Again
New report gives Louisiana an “F” for human capital - a measure of the labor force’s education and [...]
Read moreAmendment Steers State Surplus Money Towards Looming Retirement Debts
Due to a scheduled larger share of offshore oil and gas revenues from the federal government, some [...]
Read moreState Legislature Aims For “Sunset” On Jindal’s Medicaid Reform Plan
Jindal's proposal was an effort to lessen the strain of Louisiana's health care spending while improving [...]
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Republican Disputes Over Retirement Legislation Scuttle Reform
Policy differences within Louisiana's Republican Party complicated efforts to pay down the unfunded [...]
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Back from the Dead! Debt Relief Amendment Gains Louisiana Approval
Achieving a highly improbable turnaround, Rep. Noble Ellington’s (R-Winnsboro) resolution for an [...]
Read moreLegislative Update: Louisiana’s Taxation Strategies Garner National Attention
Fergus Hodgson provides an overview of tax policy changes within the current legislative session.
Read moreNew Research: Federal Workers Make 61 Percent More than Private Counterparts
The American Enterprise Institute has released a working paper stating the federal compensation premium [...]
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