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Executive Budget Continues Progress Toward Fiscal Responsibility; More Work to Do
Thus began the state’s annual budgeting process: officials from the Division of Administration presented [...]
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The Louisiana Legislature’s Use of Extra Funds and Capital Outlay
Note: This is the fourth installment of a series on the state budget as passed by the Louisiana [...]
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Louisiana Legislature Passes a Budget that Shows Mixed Results for Responsibility
Note: This is the third installment in a series of posts regarding the budget. The Louisiana Legislature [...]
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Louisiana House Shows Fiscal Responsibility
The Louisiana House of Representatives recently passed a responsible budget for Fiscal Year 2024-2025 [...]
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An Irresponsible Budget Proposal
Last week, Governor John Bel Edwards unveiled his budget recommendations for the upcoming fiscal year [...]
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Is The Gas Tax Working?
The House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Tax Structure is continuing its study of Louisiana’s tax [...]
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American Rescue Plan Bringing Billions to Louisiana: How Should they Be Spent?
Louisiana is set to receive $3.2 billion in federal relief dollars from the American Rescue Plan of 2021. [...]
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What Louisiana’s Government Should and Shouldn’t Do During COVID-19
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact Louisiana, the response by the governor and the various [...]
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Commentary: Crescent City Connection Dysfunction Needs Legislative Action
The drastic mismanagement and squandering of resources highlights the need to greatly scale back the [...]
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