Posted by Kevin Mooney on March 17, 2011Jindal’s Call for Increased Pension Contributions Could Alleviate Future Budget WoesLawmakers in both parties have been critical of Gov. Bobby Jindal's proposal to increase state employee [...]Read more
Posted by Fergus Hodgson on March 15, 2011Government Salaries Open for All to See: Introducing Louisiana SunshineAs fiscal pressure dominates political debates across the nation, Louisianians can now see all state [...]Read more
Posted by Fergus Hodgson on February 4, 2011New Nonpartisan Toolkit for Budget ReformLed by Louisiana’s Noble Ellington, ALEC promotes “priority-based budgeting” NEW ORLEANS, La. – The [...]Read more
Posted by Fergus Hodgson on February 1, 2011Research: Louisiana’s Fiscal Albatross, The Coming Public Pension CrisisPelican Institute Report: taxpayers on the hook for billions of dollars in unfunded liabilities. Despite [...]Read more
Posted by Kevin Mooney on January 28, 2011Commentary: Louisiana Can Sidestep and Delay ObamaCare Regulatory RequirementsState Lawmakers can resist grants with “Federal Strings” and suspend rule-making. Earlier, bipartisan [...]Read more
Posted by Kevin Mooney on January 25, 2011Gov. Jindal’s Proposed Partnership Between Charter Schools and Business Elicits Positive Response‘National School Choice Week’ Highlights Success Stories, Teachers Unions Remain SkepticalRead more
Posted by Kevin Mooney on January 14, 2011Public-Private Partnerships that Target Criminal Recidivism Can Reduce Annual Corrections Costs, Study ShowsFlorida Case Study Shows Annual Corrections Costs was Reduced by $71 millionRead more
Posted by Fergus Hodgson on January 6, 2011Jindal’s Prison Privatization Proposal Must be Properly Structured, But Can Generate Savings, Spokesman SaysCorrections System the Second-Fastest Growing Part of State Budgets By Kevin Mooney While some high [...]Read more
Posted by Jamison Beuerman on December 15, 2010Commentary: Jindal’s Prison Sale Proposal Highlights Issue of Criminal Justice ReformState corrections systems, like most governmental services, have rapidly expanded over recent years in [...]Read more