State Spending
Big Victory for Policy to Get Louisiana Working
On Monday, in a major win for policies to Get Louisiana Working, Governor John Bel Edwards signed [...]
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Economic Shocks Should Signal Spending Restraint from Lawmakers
With tens of thousands of Louisianans now out of a job due to effects of the spread of COVID-19, [...]
Read moreState Budget Crises: Where to Go from Here
Spending beyond inflation and population growth accounts for budget gaps By Daniel M. Rothschild It [...]
Read moreState Budget Crises: Why They Matter and Ideas for Fixing Them
The Mercatus Center at George Mason University recently released a policy brief that offers suggestions [...]
Read moreDeficits Provide Opportunity to Weed Out Failing Programs
Despite Gov. Jindal’s spending cut in late December, Jan Moller reports in the Times Picayune on a [...]
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