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It’s Decision Time: Maintain the Status Quo or Forge a New Path to Jobs and Opportunity
As of July 1, taxpayers in Louisiana will be paying more than $800 million in additional state taxes than [...]
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Louisiana Criminal Justice Reform Package Clears House & Senate
The criminal justice reform package that has been pushed by Louisiana Smart on Crime, Pelican Institute, [...]
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Border Adjustment Tax Bad For Louisiana According to Study
The Pelican Institute and R Street Institute conducted a study into how the Border Adjustment Tax would [...]
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Why Conservatives Are Embracing Criminal Justice Reform
Our neighbors have paved the way: now Louisiana is positioned to engage in a substantive effort to [...]
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Louisianans Overwhelmingly Support Criminal Justice Reforms According to Recent Poll
The poll indicates there is broad support for reforms that would save taxpayer money and prioritize [...]
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Why Even Right to Work States Should Celebrate National Employee Freedom Week
Not surprisingly, the survey also found that nearly 40 percent of Americans across the country hand over [...]
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Lessons for Legislators from Margaret Thatcher
With the Louisiana legislature now in session, this is an opportune time to apply some lessons from [...]
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The Road to Nowhere
Louisiana’s long road to education reform has been littered with repeals, phase-outs, incomplete [...]
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State Medicaid Costs Continue to Outpace Education and Other Vital Services
Medicaid costs continued to rise in 2011, consuming a greater percentage of overall state spending. This [...]
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