Border Adjustment Tax Bad For Louisiana According to Study
Border Adjustment Tax Bad For Louisiana According to Study
The Pelican Institute and R Street Institute conducted a study into how the Border Adjustment Tax would affect Louisiana consumers and the insurance market in the state.
By Ellen Carmichael
Remembering Kevin Kane, Founder of The Pelican Institute
Remembering Kevin Kane, Founder of The Pelican Institute
Kevin Kane founded The Pelican Institute in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. He guided it successfully for eight years before eventually succumbing to gastrointestinal cancer on October 28th, 2016, last Friday. Obituaries and memorial statements have been published in The Advocate, The Times-Picayune, The Gambit Weekly, and on the State Policy Network website. A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Friday at St. Charles Avenue Presbyterian Church, 1545 State St., New Orleans. Visitation will begin at 1 p.m.
By Margaret Viator
The Importance of National Employee Freedom Week
The Importance of National Employee Freedom Week
The mission of NEFW is to inform government workers about their options for obtaining more freedom and flexibility in the workplace. This effort includes the participation of 86 groups located in 39 states around the nation.
Why Even Right to Work States Should Celebrate National Employee Freedom Week
Why Even Right to Work States Should Celebrate National Employee Freedom Week
Not surprisingly, the survey also found that nearly 40 percent of Americans across the country hand over a chunk of their hard-earned paychecks to their union bosses without knowing they have other options.
By Daniel J. Erspamer
Why Louisiana Needs Paycheck Protection
Why Louisiana Needs Paycheck Protection
Paycheck Protection makes sense because it gets Louisiana taxpayers out of the business of political fundraising for special interests.
By Ben Kilpatrick
The Cuban Dilemma
The Cuban Dilemma
Louisianans would be wise to give careful consideration to both sides of this issue before committing to one.
By Margaret Viator
Healthcare Solutions Week Highlights Need for Alternatives to Affordable Care Act
Healthcare Solutions Week Highlights Need for Alternatives to Affordable Care Act
The Pelican Institute recently participated in Healthcare Solutions Week, an opportunity for people of all political persuasions (and none at all) to discuss how to properly address the United States’ ongoing healthcare issues. This is an issue we feel most keenly here in Louisiana—with our ranking in most healthcare categories near the worst in the...
By Ellen Carmichael
Louisiana’s Declining Labor Force Participation Rate
Louisiana’s Declining Labor Force Participation Rate
Today the Pelican Institute for Public Policy, in cooperation with The Liberty Foundation, offers new data focusing on the Labor Force Participation Rate (LFPR), with a special focus on gender and minority groups.
By Margaret Viator
Elliott Stonecipher: Louisiana’s Demographic Challenge
Elliott Stonecipher: Louisiana’s Demographic Challenge
These population demographic traits, coupled with negative patterns of population gain/loss, should be of real and current concern to state policy makers.
By Margaret Viator
Progress in the Parish: Why Jefferson Schools Should Reject Collective Bargaining
Progress in the Parish: Why Jefferson Schools Should Reject Collective Bargaining
Like New Orleans, Jefferson’s reforms are now bearing fruit. And like New Orleans, Jefferson benefits from leadership that places students above special interests. Here are five reasons why approving a new CBA would stymie momentum and risk recent gains.
By Kevin Kane
Guest Commentary: The Promise of Course Choice
Guest Commentary: The Promise of Course Choice
Leaders need to promote creative options for low-income, minority students whose educational needs are not being met adequately by their schools.
By Editor
Small Businesses Rate Louisiana #7 for Best Training Programs, State Earns B+ Overall
Small Businesses Rate Louisiana #7 for Best Training Programs, State Earns B+ Overall
Thumbtack.com, in partnership with the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, has released the second-annual Thumbtack.com Small Business Friendliness Survey showing that small businesses rated Louisiana among the most business friendly states, particularly in terms of its training programs and labor regulations.
By Editor
Medicaid Expansion: Even Worse Than You Thought
Medicaid Expansion: Even Worse Than You Thought
Not only does Medicaid place an unreasonable burden on taxpayers, it fails to deliver a significant health benefit to the poor.
By Kevin Kane
Medicaid Expansion: Even Worse Than You Thought
Medicaid Expansion: Even Worse Than You Thought
Not only does Medicaid place an unreasonable burden on taxpayers, it fails to deliver a significant health benefit to the poor.
By Ben Kilpatrick