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Splitting the Bill: The Bottom Line of Age Verification Legislation
Last year marked an influx of legislation aimed at limiting children’s access to the internet and social [...]
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Louisiana’s Tax Competitiveness Poised for Improvement
Louisiana ranks 40th in the 2025 State Tax Competitiveness Index, reflecting its historically complex [...]
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Louisiana Should Follow the Sustainable Budget Revolution
Spending, not taxes, is the ultimate burden of government. If you don’t spend money on a program, you [...]
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Louisiana Should Support Prosperity to Reduce Federal Dependency
Louisiana’s state government is the third most dependent state on federal funding. This is according to a [...]
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Taxing Louisiana’s Natural Resources
Last Wednesday, the Louisiana House of Representatives Ways and Means State Tax Structure Subcommittee [...]
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Louisiana Needs To Join the Flat Tax Revolution
It’s time for Louisiana to join the flat tax revolution. Four states passed a flat personal income tax [...]
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Louisiana Posts Some of the Worst Economic Performance in the Nation
Just before the Independence Day holiday, the Bureau of Economic Analysis released the most recent report [...]
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Daniel Erspamer: Bold New Approaches Needed For Louisiana
The Pelican Institute’s CEO, Daniel Erspamer, recently had an OpEd published by The Advocate, both [...]
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Report Finds Louisiana’s Fiscal Health “Below Average”
Louisiana’s fiscal health ranks 33rd best among the states and Puerto Rico, according to a 2016 report by [...]
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