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Jeffrey D. Sadow is an associate professor of political science at Louisiana State University Shreveport. If you're an elected official, political operative or anyone else upset at his views, don't go bothering LSUS or LSU System officials about that because these are his own views solely. This publishes five days weekly with the exception of 7 holidays. Also check out his Louisiana Legislature Log especially during legislative sessions (in "Louisiana Politics Blog Roll" below).

22.5.08

McCain invite of Jindal won't lead to VP offer

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Elsewhere I have shown why, from a political standpoint, Louisiana’s Gov. Bobby Jindal would be unwise to accept nomination as presumptiv...
21.5.08

Public, liberty best served by concealed carry on campus

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Unfortunately in politics there’s no meter that filters out emotional advocacy from critical, rational thinking in debate about issues, and...
20.5.08

Some LA education spending likely to merit retention

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As noted yesterday , Louisiana House budget-trimming excised $52 million in state spending (matched with $131 million of federal matching re...
19.5.08

Easy choice for health spending reductions: nursing homes

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Assuming the House’s budget-trimming zeal on the state’s operating budget HB 1 survives, choices must be made in cutting requests for healt...
18.5.08

Ensure LA state ethics enforcement has enough funds

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Just because some have made a mountain out of a molehill regarding recent ethics standards changes in Louisiana does not mean some alteratio...
14.5.08

Jindal finally on board tax cut train, but paid high fare

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Finally, almost a month later, Gov. Bobby Jindal jumped on the train spawned by state Sen. Buddy Shaw ’s SB 87 which would provide a tax c...

New public records exemption approach needs action

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While it’s agreed by the Gov. Bobby Jindal Administration and reformers that there ought to be more transparency in the governor’s office, ...
13.5.08

Arguments of opponents to capital outlay reform "fluff"

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So does it or doesn’t it? While most of the Louisiana Senate agreed SB 808 by state Sen. Rob Marionneaux improves the current capital outl...
12.5.08

Tax, budget cut jockeying may allow Jindal comeback

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The drama continues concerning the earthquake-like effects of SB 87 by state Sen. Buddy Shaw which has turned into a needless political ch...
11.5.08

Shreveport/Bossier needs real development leadership

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While Shreveport metropolitan area denizens hear all the hype about the area’s burgeoning film industry, conventions supposedly coming to to...
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