Should the States Use Article V to Rein in Federal Government?

05/10/2016

Several states have already passed Article V resolutions for the purpose of reigning in the federal government, and the Pelican State may be headed in that direction.

TAGS: ALEC, Article V, Compact for America, constitutional convention, Convention of States, Dan Claitor, Ray Garofalo

Louisiana’s Anti-Debt Resolution Fuels Movement for Constitutional Amendment

By Kevin Mooney

10/31/2011

Big spenders in Congress who continue to inflate the national debt at the expense of future generations could be brought to heel if a Louisiana resolution in favor of a proposed constitutional amendment continues to catch on in other states.

TAGS: Article 5, Balanced Budget Amendment, constitutional convention, Louisiana, National Debt Relief Amendment, North Dakota, Sen. Curtis Olafson

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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