Posted by Kevin Kane on May 22, 2012The Case for Pension ReformThe complex nature of the retirement system tends to obscure the importance of pension reform. This has [...]Read more
Posted by Kevin Kane on May 21, 2012Protecting Public Safety and Reducing Costs in LouisianaBy building on existing research from the Louisiana Sentencing Commission and following key principles [...]Read more
Posted by Kevin Mooney on May 15, 2012Teachers Unions Accused of Working to Restore the Status QuoAs an alternative to the “draconian Jindal approach” to education reform, the state’s teachers unions [...]Read more
Posted by Editor on May 2, 2012A Work in ProgressGov. Bobby Jindal’s proposals to boost employee contributions, alter benefit calculations and increase [...]Read more
Posted by Kevin Mooney on February 1, 2012Louisiana’s Teacher Evaluation System Could Remove Tenure from “Autopilot”Tenure reform should be linked to a new teacher evaluation system set to go into effect later this year [...]Read more
Posted by Editor on November 4, 2011The Cost of Elections, Pt. 2Part 2 in Jeremy Alford's series on Louisiana campaign finance, including how much each candidate paid [...]Read more
Posted by Kevin Mooney on October 25, 2011ObamaCare’s Regulatory Uncertainty Stirs Republican and Democratic Criticism at the State LevelEven as they differ over the merits and defects of health care exchanges, state officials from across [...]Read more
Posted by Kevin Mooney on October 19, 2011Debate Intensifies Over Alleged Profit Motive in Public EducationAre business interests plotting to take over the public education system and turn a profit at the expense [...]Read more
Posted by Kevin Mooney on October 7, 2011BESE Candidates Sharply Divided Over Letter Grade System Measuring School PerformanceLetter grades that show a sizable percentage of Louisiana public schools are either failing or [...]Read more