WDSU Highlights LouisianaSunshine.org: “State Workers Make Lots in Overtime”

By Editor

05/18/2011

The Pelican Institute's transparency site is shining light on generous overtime pay for state employees, and a local news channel has latched onto the finding.

TAGS: Crescent City Police Department, LouisianaSunshine.org, Pelican Institute for Public Policy, Salaries, WDSU

Government Salaries Open for All to See: Introducing Louisiana Sunshine

By Fergus Hodgson

03/15/2011

As fiscal pressure dominates political debates across the nation, Louisianians can now see all state employee salaries at the click of a button.

TAGS: Fergus Hodgson, Louisiana Sunshine, Pelican Institute, Salaries, Transparency

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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