Tactic Against Federal Debt Finds Overwhelming Support in Louisiana House

By Fergus Hodgson

06/08/2011

With not a single opponent, Louisiana’s House of Representatives has endorsed the National Debt Relief Amendment and its call for a state-initiated amendment to the United States Constitution.

TAGS: Louisiana House of Representatives, National Debt Relief Amendment, Noble Ellington, RestoringFreedom.org

Lawmaker Foresees “All Out War” on State Spending with House Resolution

By Kevin Mooney

05/25/2011

Louisiana's House of Representatives voted to pass Rep. Brett Geymann's Resolution 27 on Monday, which is designed to block allocation of "one-time" non-recurring money as a way to plug budget gaps. Geymann says his legislation will help force meaningful spending cuts. Gov. Bobby Jindal disagrees.

TAGS: Bobby Jindal, House Resolution 27, Louisiana House of Representatives, Rep. Brett Geymann, Tea Party

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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