Legislature
SCOTUS Stays Clean Power Plan
The Clean Power Plan could cause electricity prices to increase around 15 percent a year on average, and [...]
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Streamlining Medical Parole to Ensure Public Safety and Protect Taxpayers
The nation’s older inmate population is expected to increase exponentially again over the next decade, [...]
Read moreThe Louisiana Teacher Union Paradox
Teacher union challenges to real education reform continue to exist, though often in ways that are not [...]
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Louisiana Voucher Applications Roll Forward Despite Union Lawsuits
Thousands of school voucher applicants who want to exit unsafe, ineffective public schools made history [...]
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The Road to Nowhere
Louisiana’s long road to education reform has been littered with repeals, phase-outs, incomplete [...]
Read moreThe Truth About Taxes
If you peel back the layers of Louisiana's tax structure, you're likely to find confusion, outrage and, [...]
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Commentary: Jindal’s Budget Cutting Measures Lauded As Successful, Beneficial To Economy
Jindal has managed to keep Louisiana's unemployment rate at 7.1 percent- two points lower than the [...]
Read moreSpecial Report: Legacy of a Loophole
A retire-rehire program for teachers was approved by lawmakers 10 years ago, but today more than half of [...]
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Commentary: State Judge Rules Education Waiver Law Unconstitutional
Judge Caldwell's decision is unfortunate because schools benefit from increased flexiblity to address [...]
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