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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.

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Something Like a Slur

Something Like a Slur

Because Bob Mann holds the Manship Chair in Journalism and is the director of the Reilly Center for Media and Public Affairs at Louisiana State University, and his accusations center around the issue of racism, I feel compelled to respond to his claims.

By Ben Kilpatrick

Something Like a Slur

Something Like a Slur

Because Bob Mann holds the Manship Chair in Journalism and is the director of the Reilly Center for Media and Public Affairs at Louisiana State University, and his accusations center around the issue of racism, I feel compelled to respond to his claims.

By Kevin Kane

The Trouble with Medicaid

The Trouble with Medicaid

Louisiana legislators may not have the power to fix what is wrong with the federal welfare state. But they can refuse to expand it in their own backyards.

By Ben Kilpatrick

The Trouble with Medicaid

The Trouble with Medicaid

Louisiana legislators may not have the power to fix what is wrong with the federal welfare state. But they can refuse to expand it in their own backyards.

By Kevin Kane

Lessons for Legislators from Margaret Thatcher

Lessons for Legislators from Margaret Thatcher

With the Louisiana legislature now in session, this is an opportune time to apply some lessons from Margaret Thatcher to what may be the most important public policy issue facing our state: education reform.

By Kevin Kane