Posted by Fergus Hodgson on June 22, 2011Back from the Dead! Debt Relief Amendment Gains Louisiana ApprovalAchieving a highly improbable turnaround, Rep. Noble Ellington’s (R-Winnsboro) resolution for an [...]Read more
Posted by Fergus Hodgson on June 15, 2011Debt Relief Amendment Falters Amid Heated DebateDespite smooth sailing in the House, the National Debt Relief Amendment came to an abrupt halt this [...]Read more
Posted by Fergus Hodgson on June 8, 2011Tactic Against Federal Debt Finds Overwhelming Support in Louisiana HouseWith not a single opponent, Louisiana’s House of Representatives has endorsed the National Debt Relief [...]Read more
Posted by Fergus Hodgson on May 25, 2011Update: Debt Relief Amendment Sails Through CommitteeNorth Dakota Senator Curtis Olafson (R - Edinburg), who flew in to testify as national spokesman, was met [...]Read more
Posted by Editor on May 23, 2011Guest Commentary: An Opportunity for Louisiana to Lead U.S. Back to Fiscal SanityIn the face of unsustainable federal debt, Congress and the President appear unwilling and impotent to do [...]Read more
Posted by Editor on May 23, 2011New Research: State-Initiated Amendments to Repair Our Constitutional RepublicThe Pelican Institute has released three pieces of research to clear the air over the National Debt [...]Read more
Posted by Fergus Hodgson on February 28, 2011States Pursue New Tactic to Restrain Federal DebtLouisiana is one of 10 states with leaders seeking to oppose greater federal debt with the first ever [...]Read more
Posted by Fergus Hodgson on February 4, 2011New Nonpartisan Toolkit for Budget ReformLed by Louisiana’s Noble Ellington, ALEC promotes “priority-based budgeting” NEW ORLEANS, La. – The [...]Read more
Posted by Fergus Hodgson on January 6, 2011States May Check Federal Government with Constitutional AmendmentsLouisiana’s Noble Ellington endorses Amendment seeking to “restore balance of state and [...]Read more