Posted by Trent Hill on April 6, 2009Taxing FunLouisiana Representative Robert E. Billiot, a Democrat from District 83 in Jefferson Parish, recently [...]Read more
Posted by Trent Hill on March 23, 2009State Treasurer John Kennedy on Louisiana’s BudgetIn a recent speech to the Houma Rotary Club, Louisiana State Treasurer John Kennedy has called for the [...]Read more
Posted by Ellen Carmichael on March 19, 2009Happy National Sunshine Week!The Advocate got it right. In today’s edition, the editorial board published a piece entitled “Let the [...]Read more
Posted by Trent Hill on March 18, 2009Sen. Vitter’s Op-Ed on the “No-Cost Stimulus Act”The $787 billion stimulus plan was rammed through both houses of Congress without giving members of [...]Read more
Posted by Ellen Carmichael on March 16, 2009Mercatus on the Bailout“If you liked the speed of the Katrina recovery efforts, you’ll love the efficiency of these [...]Read more
Posted by Kevin Kane on February 17, 2009State Employee Salary DatabaseThe Times-Picayune has posted a searchable database of state employee salaries. This has been done [...]Read more
Posted by Kevin Kane on February 17, 2009Transparency in the NewsThe issue of transparency continues to gain traction. I recommend two brief and informative articles, one [...]Read more
Posted by Kevin Kane on February 17, 2009Better Than a Bailout: Spending Cuts and TransparencyLast week Gov. Bobby Jindal outlined six fiscal policy reforms that will bring greater flexibility, [...]Read more