Commentary: Louisiana Can Help Force Congress to Balance Budget

By James Plummer

12/04/2012

Many Americans are now looking to state legislatures to step in and take the lead in amending the Constitution to curb the Congress' outrageous spending problem.

TAGS: Balanced Budget Amendment|Federal Debt|National Debt Relief Amendment|U.S. Constitution

School Board Spending Transparency

HB38 by Representative Rick Edmonds brings sunlight to local school district spending by adding many school districts to the Louisiana Fiscal Transparency Website, LouisianaCheckbook.com, and requiring other smaller entities to post enhanced transparency on their websites. It is modeled after both Louisiana Checkbook and an existing project by the Lafayette Parish School Board to post...

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