Posted by Jamison Beuerman on October 5, 2010Commentary: Treasurer Kennedy Proposes Measures to Alleviate Louisiana’s Budget CrisisIn the midst of Louisiana’s education budget crisis, it is understandable that frustrated citizens [...]Read more
Posted by Fergus Hodgson on October 4, 2010Federal Tax Hikes Expected to Hurt Louisiana’s Rich and Poor AlikeHeritage Foundation predicts “substantial job losses” among earners of less than $250,000 The Heritage [...]Read more
Posted by Fergus Hodgson on October 1, 2010New Study: Stimulus Spending No Cure for Louisiana’s UnemploymentU.S. unemployment marches on as Mercatus Center finds no relationship between stimulus spending and [...]Read more
Posted by Fergus Hodgson on September 30, 2010Jindal Receives “A” Grade for Fiscal PolicyCato Institute ranks Governor second in nation Today the Cato Institute released its 2010 Fiscal Policy [...]Read more
Posted by Fergus Hodgson on September 30, 2010Panel Warns the States on Forthcoming CrisisSituation is dire, but options are available By Daniel M. Rothschild A panel of leading academic experts [...]Read more
Posted by Fergus Hodgson on September 27, 2010State Budget Crises: Where to Go from HereSpending beyond inflation and population growth accounts for budget gaps By Daniel M. Rothschild It [...]Read more
Posted by Fergus Hodgson on September 17, 2010Government Boost to Small Business Could do More Harm than GoodMercatus scholar warns that discrimination over business size lacks economic justification By Daniel M. [...]Read more
Posted by Fergus Hodgson on September 16, 2010Data Places Louisiana First in Nation for Overpayment of Unemployment BenefitsDirector of state’s workforce commission warns against state-by-state comparisons NEW ORLEANS – According [...]Read more
Posted by Fergus Hodgson on September 10, 2010Study Finds Federal Grants Lead to Increased State TaxesDependence on federal aid places state revenue in precarious position By Daniel M. Rothschild With [...]Read more
