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An Opportunity Roadmap: Building a Better Social Safety Net
As part of the Alliance for Opportunity, we released a policy roadmap with the goal of bringing poverty [...]
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An Opportunity Roadmap to Help Vulnerable Americans
The South is the fastest-growing region in the country, but Louisiana is lagging behind our regional [...]
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Louisiana’s Sales Tax Laws Are a Nightmare for Small Business Owners
To say that the internet has changed the way Americans shop and do business is an understatement. [...]
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State seizure of private property – How civil asset forfeiture has run amok in Louisiana
Imagine you are driving home from work one day and are stopped and your car and personal belongings are [...]
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It’s Time for Louisiana To End Extended Unemployment
The prevalence of help wanted signs are a welcomed sight in the recovery economy of Louisiana. But even [...]
Read moreMarch Job Numbers Show Desperate Need for Reform in Louisiana
As the vaccine flows into arms and Americans and they return to their normal lives after the COVID-19 [...]
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A year later: Where are we?
by Eric Peterson, director of the Pelican Center for Technology and Innovation Policy This week is a [...]
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State Job Numbers Are No Cause for Celebration
As Louisianans celebrate a vastly different kind of Mardi Gras this year, the latest economic data shows [...]
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2021 starts with a whimper
by Eric Peterson, director of the Pelican Center for Technology and Innovation Policy The New Year’s [...]
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