Democratic Party
Government Mandated Union Favors Blocked Under Pending Legislation
Legislation that would preclude state government officials from mandating Project Labor Agreements (PLAs) [...]
Read morePush for Openness in Collective Bargaining Fails By One Vote In Committee
Rep. Toni Ligi's attempt to bring greater openness and transparency to the collective bargaining process [...]
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Guest Commentary: Cutting Tax Breaks Means Higher Prices
Don Briggs weighs in on the debate at the federal level. His view: burdening suppliers will do anything [...]
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Guest Commentary: Economic Logic Backs Sale of State Benefits Office
Jeffrey Sadow projects that "right-sizing" this area would save the state an annual $60 million and not [...]
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Inter-State Health Care Agreements Set to Negate ObamaCare
Sen. Elbert Guillory (D-Opelousas) has introduced a bill that would make possible for Louisiana to join [...]
Read moreGuest Commentary: Addiction Taxes Exploit the Vulnerable
The reality is government wants more revenue, and taxes on tobacco prey on the vulnerable and burden the [...]
Read moreLouisiana Unions Receive Waiver from ObamaCare Requirements
Although organized labor has been supportive of ObamaCare, many of these same union organizations have [...]
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Commentary: Ryan Budget a Monumental Opportunity for Reigning in Federal Deficits
Democratic leaders are hounding the Ryan budget for its supposed severity and ideologically-driven [...]
Read moreCommentary: Congress Poised to Reauthorize Wildly Successful DC Voucher Program
"The DC OSP has accomplished what few educational interventions can claim: It markedly improved important [...]
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