Democratic Party
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 [...]
Read moreStudy Alleges Louisiana Has Largest Male-Female Wage Gap In U.S.
Although Louisiana may have the widest wage gap in the country, many academics point to factors other [...]
Read moreObama Justice Department Accused of Ignoring Law Against Fraudulent Voting
President Obama’s Justice Department is “philosophically opposed” to enforcing a federal law that calls [...]
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Guest Commentary: BP Awarded First Gulf Permit to Drill Since Deepwater Horizon Incident
The long-awaited permit gives BP the green light to begin drilling a 6,034-foot exploratory well off the [...]
Read moreLouisiana’s Anti-Debt Resolution Fuels Movement for Constitutional Amendment
Big spenders in Congress who continue to inflate the national debt at the expense of future generations [...]
Read moreObamaCare’s Regulatory Uncertainty Stirs Republican and Democratic Criticism at the State Level
Even as they differ over the merits and defects of health care exchanges, state officials from across [...]
Read moreThe Cost of Elections
Jeremy Alford explores where Louisiana's legislative candidates have spent $8.9 million in campaign [...]
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Commentary: Obama High Speed Rail Plan Officially DOA
Once the initial government subsidies end, states would be left to pay for the mammoth costs of a [...]
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