Transparency
Step into the Light, School Boards
Pending website transparency requirements seek to place boards that govern public schools under greater [...]
Read moreCommentary: Police Pension Funds Blown on Bad Investments, Taxpayers Stuck With Bill
MPERS gambled with public money, and lost. If this were a private company, these disastrous mistakes [...]
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Government Salaries Open for All to See: Introducing Louisiana Sunshine
As fiscal pressure dominates political debates across the nation, Louisianians can now see all state [...]
Read moreCommentary: Treasurer Kennedy Proposes Measures to Alleviate Louisiana’s Budget Crisis
In the midst of Louisiana’s education budget crisis, it is understandable that frustrated citizens [...]
Read moreCommentary: Road Home Grant Money Going to Waste
The latest example of astonishing wasteful government spending in Post-Katrina New Orleans was described [...]
Read moreCommentary: Betty Jefferson Case Highlights Need for Transparency
The Jefferson political dynasty seems to have finally collapsed under its squalid foundation of greed and [...]
Read moreVice-President Holds Closed Transparency Meeting
In an ironic twist, Vice-President Biden’s meeting on transparency was closed to the press. The LA [...]
Read moreCorruption: A Recurring Topic in the 2010 Mayor’s Race
The latest candidate forum took place on Friday, January 15th at Loyola University New Orleans and had as [...]
Read moreWhite House Record On Making Legislation Available to the Public For Five Days Before Signing
Jim Harper of the Cato Institute has posted his analysis of where President Obama currently stands on his [...]
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