Federal Resources Should be Used in Place of State Agencies to Enforce ObamaCare, ALEC analyst says

By Kevin Mooney

01/31/2011

As the legal challenges to ObamaCare continue to make their way around the country, Louisiana officials should know they do not need to play Washington D.C.’s game, an ALEC policy specialist told the Pelican Institute in an interview.

TAGS: American Legislative Exchange Council, Christie Herrera, Medicaid, ObamaCare

Commentary: Louisiana Can Sidestep and Delay ObamaCare Regulatory Requirements

By Kevin Mooney

01/28/2011

State Lawmakers can resist grants with “Federal Strings” and suspend rule-making. Earlier, bipartisan legislation from Louisiana has indicated the plausibility of such tactics.

TAGS: American Legislative Exchange Council, Christie Herrera, Kirk Talbot, Michael Tanner, ObamaCare

A Tax Plan for Our Brighter Future

A Tax Plan for Our Brighter Future paper-digital In Louisiana’s Comeback: A Tax Reform for Our Brighter Future, the Pelican Institute identifies the state’s significant tax problems and proposes a path to set the state in a brighter direction, including flattening the personal and corporate income taxes to 3.5% rates, reducing the number of tax preferences, eliminating...

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