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What the Legislature Did (and Didn’t Do) on Education
Legislation on crime, taxes, and the state’s budget dominated much of Louisiana’s 2023 Regular Session, [...]
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No Veto Override: A Missed Opportunity for Louisiana’s Kids
Yesterday, Louisiana House of Representatives Speaker Clay Schexnayder and Senate President Page Cortez [...]
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How Does a Veto Override Session Work?
It’s official. As of midnight on Thursday, July 15, 2021, the Louisiana legislature is heading into its [...]
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N.C. tax reform: A model for Louisiana
by Brian Balfour, senior vice president of research, John Locke Foundation If Louisiana wants to look for [...]
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The Broken Promises of Louisiana’s Medicaid Expansion
Some in Louisiana want to claim that the state’s expansion of Medicaid to able-bodied adults represents a [...]
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In Defense of Louisiana’s Criminal Justice Reforms
Pelican Institute's CEO, Daniel Erspamer, writes in The Hayride, about Louisiana's criminal justice [...]
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Louisiana Criminal Justice Reform Package Clears House & Senate
The criminal justice reform package that has been pushed by Louisiana Smart on Crime, Pelican Institute, [...]
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Border Adjustment Tax Bad For Louisiana According to Study
The Pelican Institute and R Street Institute conducted a study into how the Border Adjustment Tax would [...]
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Louisianans Overwhelmingly Support Criminal Justice Reforms According to Recent Poll
The poll indicates there is broad support for reforms that would save taxpayer money and prioritize [...]
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