Posted by Fergus Hodgson on February 4, 2011New Nonpartisan Toolkit for Budget ReformLed by Louisiana’s Noble Ellington, ALEC promotes “priority-based budgeting” NEW ORLEANS, La. – The [...]Read more
Posted by Fergus Hodgson on February 4, 2011Lawsuits “Drinking from the Taxpayer Trough”LLAW, a legal watchdog group, has released a report on Louisiana's "broken legal system." The new [...]Read more
Posted by Fergus Hodgson on February 3, 2011Pelican Institute President Appears on Garland Robinette ShowKevin Kane discusses new research, "Louisiana's Fiscal Albatross: The Coming Public Pension Crisis." The [...]Read more
Posted by Fergus Hodgson on February 1, 2011Research: Louisiana’s Fiscal Albatross, The Coming Public Pension CrisisPelican Institute Report: taxpayers on the hook for billions of dollars in unfunded liabilities. Despite [...]Read more
Posted by Jamison Beuerman on January 27, 2011Commentary: The State Bankruptcy DebateAs states across the country face fiscal crises, discussions have begun about legislation which would [...]Read more
Posted by Fergus Hodgson on January 24, 2011Swiss Delegation Join Murphy Institute to Examine U.S. Fiscal CrisisSpeakers divided over viability of American constitutional solutions, despite Swiss successRead more
Posted by Fergus Hodgson on January 19, 2011Louisiana’s Digital Tax Credit DeconstructedThis past week Elliott Adams of Louisiana’s Economic Development Department presented the state’s digital [...]Read more
Posted by Fergus Hodgson on January 12, 2011Fiscal Watchdog Hammers Louisiana’s FinancesNEW ORLEANS, La. – The Institute for Truth in Accounting has released a damning “Financial State of the [...]Read more
Posted by Fergus Hodgson on January 11, 2011States on Track for DefaultLouisiana's unfunded liability of $24 billion cause for "serious concerns" NEW ORLEANS, La. – On account [...]Read more