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Underfunded and Unreformed: A Budget That Misses the Mark
The Legislature has passed the state budget bills, sending them to Governor Landry for signature. The [...]
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Proposed Constitutional Amendment 2: Driving Greater Economic Prosperity for Louisiana
The March 29 election is coming up fast, and four Constitutional Amendments will appear on the ballot. [...]
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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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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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Governor Landry’s First State Budget Shows Signs of Fiscal Restraint
Governor Jeff Landry introduced his first state budget recommendation this week. Speaking to the [...]
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Peli-Guide to the Constitutional Amendments, Part II
The legislature approved eight new constitutional amendments this past spring that will need voter [...]
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Louisiana’s Record Savings Should Prompt Tax Breaks
The state’s revenue forecasting committee met last week. This was not the much-anticipated annual meeting [...]
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Helping Louisiana’s Comeback by Eliminating the Corporate Franchise Tax
There’s much discussion in Baton Rouge about how to best allocate scarce taxpayer money that’s [...]
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So Much Money!
Over the last few years, there has been a much larger influx of taxpayer revenues than usual. Since [...]
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