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Step into the Light, School Boards
Pending website transparency requirements seek to place boards that govern public schools under greater [...]
Read moreRevenue Desperation Pushing States to Institute Amazon Tax
HB 641 - better known as the Amazon tax - would reclassify out-of-state companies as in-state if they [...]
Read moreUpdate: Debt Relief Amendment Sails Through Committee
North Dakota Senator Curtis Olafson (R - Edinburg), who flew in to testify as national spokesman, was met [...]
Read moreNext Target of Regulation: Plumbers
Rep. Ledricka Thierry (D - St. Landry) wants to impose fines on any person who performs plumbing without [...]
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Speed Camera Ban Deferred at Senate Committee
Today, the state legislature deferred SB 75, which would have prohibited local municipalities from using [...]
Read moreStatewide Anti-Bullying Strategy Set for Expansion
Rep. Austin Badon’s (D - Orleans) HB 112 seeks to prohibit the harassment, intimidation, and bullying of [...]
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Nation’s Incarceration Leader Seeks to Fight Crime While Saving Dollars
Louisiana’s stand as the nation’s leader for incarceration is the target of five new bills from the [...]
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B.R. Advocate Letter: The Fallacy of an “Ultraconservative Orthodoxy” in Louisiana
Kevin Kane: The B.R. Advocate's Lenny Keller has described the Louisiana legislature as ultraconservative [...]
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More Louisiana Coastal Jurisdiction = Increased Oil Revenues
An extended coastline could net the state an extra $342-480 million dollars annually - money currently [...]
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