Between The Lines

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).

20.11.08

Excise unhealthy union greed with no auto bailout

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With hat in hand, Shreveport Mayor Cedric Glover went to Washington to ask for (what is accurately termed even if he doesn’t like it) a “ba...
19.11.08

Review of dedicated funding desirable for possible unlocking

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One idea Gov. Bobby Jindal has suggested as a way of dealing with budgetary inflexibility is to unlock state dedicated revenues. The idea s...
18.11.08

Jindal must resist siren song to spend, not save

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Recently it has been argued here that with a surplus for the last state fiscal year but a looming deficit for the next that Louisiana bankr...
17.11.08

Less, not more govt will overcome LA migration problem

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Recently released census numbers only underscore the outmigration problem Louisiana has faced for many years, and add fuel to the fire for t...
16.11.08

LA indigent health care reform takes good first steps

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Finally, the Gov. Bobby Jindal administration has issued its plan for reform of indigent health care in the state, which we then learned th...
13.11.08

LA PSC needs to focus on reforms that really matter

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At its last meeting, the Louisiana Public Service Commission had a motion to slightly tighten its requirements concerning permissible lobby...
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12.11.08

Jindal doing, saying right things for future national run

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Gov. Bobby Jindal showed some great political instincts when he turned down an offer to be considered running mate to Sen. John McCain ’s r...
11.11.08

College funding plan must not subvert its own goals

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The idea that Gov. Bobby Jindal has to reward colleges on the basis of results which in part can be measured by graduations is a good one. ...
10.11.08

Tough times may give Jindal chance to stand out

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No doubt governors would prefer to be in the shoes of Alaska’s Sarah Palin , with a budgetary state surplus especially in these times where ...
9.11.08

Ideas, not skin color, matter most to most LA white voters

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In their enthusiasm to validate certain agendas, some observers are (again) using Louisianans’ voting behavior as a means by which to attemp...
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