Tea Party Partners with Sen. Guillory to Pursue State Authority Over Health Care

By Kevin Mooney

05/23/2011

Tea Party activists joined with Sen. Elbert Guillory (D-Opelousas) last week to testify in favor of legislation to suspend federal health care regulations and empower state officials. Guillory's bill would enable Louisiana to enter into Health Care Compacts (HCCs) with other states.

TAGS: health care compacts, Sen. Elbert Guillory

Inter-State Health Care Agreements Set to Negate ObamaCare

By Kevin Mooney

05/02/2011

Sen. Elbert Guillory (D-Opelousas) has introduced a bill that would make possible for Louisiana to join with other states in forming a Health Care Compact (HCC). The idea is to move the responsibility and authority for shaping health care policy back to the states and away from the federal government.

TAGS: Elbert Guillory, Health Care Compact Alliance, health care compacts, Michael Barnhart, President Obama, Texas Public Policy Foundation, U.S. Congress, U.S. Constitution

Health Care Compacts Could Expand Consumer Choice and Cancel Out Federal Mandates

By Kevin Mooney

03/03/2011

Health care compacts can protect against federal overreach, cancel out ObamaCare and restore federalism. But more states are needed to reach "critical mass" and pressure the feds.

TAGS: Health Care, health care compacts, 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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