Posted by Sal E. Montalbano on June 3, 2025REIN-ing in Government Spending in the BootBuckle up, Louisiana! More accountability could be coming to state regulators. Senate Bill (SB) 59, by [...]Read more
Posted by Vance Ginn, Ph.D. on June 2, 2025What Louisianans Should Know About the “One Big Beautiful Bill”Congress is moving fast on a sweeping package known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill” (OBBB)—and it could [...]Read more
Posted by Erin Bendily, Ph.D. on April 3, 2025New K-12 School Transparency Project: See How Public School Funding is Being Used to Educate Students Across LouisianaHow the government spends money matters. It matters because it’s the people’s money, given to meet [...]Read more
Posted by Daniel J. Erspamer on March 28, 2025Election Day Eve Amendment 2 News RoundupTomorrow, Saturday, March 29, is Election Day in Louisiana, and voters will head to the polls to decide [...]Read more
Posted by Sarah Harbison on November 25, 2024The Pelican Institute’s Recommendations for the December 7 BallotIt’s late November in Louisiana and temperatures are finally starting to cool. Thanksgiving is this week, [...]Read more
Posted by on July 30, 2024Revitalize Louisiana: Addressing Long-standing Fiscal ChallengesIn a recent joint meeting of Louisiana’s House Ways and Means Committee and the Senate Revenue and Fiscal [...]Read more
Posted by on July 2, 2024“One Door” to Self-SufficiencyThe “One Door to Work” legislation, now part of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act [...]Read more
Posted by Erin Bendily, Ph.D. on June 7, 2024Louisiana Legislature Passes Education Savings Accounts. What’s Next?After 4 years and 12 separate bills and legislative resolutions, the Louisiana Legislature has finally [...]Read more
Posted by on May 17, 2024Louisiana House Passes Supplemental Funding for the Current Fiscal YearNote: This is the second in a series of posts regarding the package of appropriations bills as they move [...]Read more