Mississippi
Six for ’26: Great Occupational Licensing Reforms to Watch in the 2026 Regular Legislative Session
The 2026 regular legislative session brings some welcome news for occupational licensure reform. This [...]
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Untangling the Truth About Natural Hair Braiding in Louisiana
The Louisiana legislature will once again consider bills related to the practice of natural hair [...]
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Braid Against the Machine: Louisiana’s 600-Hour Money Grab
The number of states eliminating or reforming their requirements to braid natural hair has increased over [...]
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Louisiana’s Tax Competitiveness Problem
The Tax Foundation’s recently released 2026 State Tax Competitiveness Index ranks Louisiana 31st in the [...]
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Federalism: Empowering Louisiana to be Louisiana
There’s nowhere else in the world like Louisiana. From Cajun and Creole traditions to world-famous [...]
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A Swing and a Miss(issippi): An Alternative to Mississippi’s Ill-Fated Age Verification Legislation
In the last few years, state legislatures across the nation have introduced age verification measures. [...]
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Splitting the Bill: The Bottom Line of Age Verification Legislation
Last year marked an influx of legislation aimed at limiting children’s access to the internet and social [...]
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Where Does Louisiana Rank in Economic Freedom?
Louisiana ranks 23rd among U.S. states in the Fraser Institute’s latest 2024 Economic Freedom of North [...]
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Louisiana Bumps Toward the Bottom of Yet Another List
Louisiana dropped one spot from Number 39 to 40 on the Tax Foundation’s 2024 State Business Tax Climate [...]
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