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Restraints on Medical Malpractice Damages Coming to Louisiana
SB 61, which has been assigned to the Senate Judiciary Committee, would give the legislature power to [...]
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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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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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 [...]
Read moreCriminal Justice Reform Advocates Roll Out Louisiana Campaign
We can be “tough on crime and the bottom line,” says Right on Crime, an openly conservative advocacy [...]
Read moreQuestions Remain Over Approach to Eliminating Government Workers
Unclear whether bill intended to reduce number of state employees will have significant impact Baton [...]
Read moreProposed High-Speed Rail No Bargain for Louisiana
A feasibility study by Burk-Kleinpeter Inc. and HDR Engineering emphasizes the economic and social [...]
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