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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).

15.1.09

LA must continue to resist use of child as political pawn

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The reprehensible saga continues where a small child is being used by its guardians for political purposes, thrusting Louisiana into the mid...
14.1.09

Tougher times unlikely to reduce LA incarceration rate

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In grappling with budget woes, Louisiana as is many states is cutting back in correctional work, but unlike others isn’t actually emptying s...
13.1.09

Democrats must blame selves, not chairman, for losses

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In many ways Louisiana never has been a progressive state but the manner in which its voters have grown typically to reject liberal Democrat...
12.1.09

Arguments discounting ethics improvement lack merit

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The small in number but loudly enthusiastic critics of Gov. Bobby Jindal ’s ethics reform agenda enacted in large part into law last year re...
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11.1.09

Budget woes used by opponents of Jindal priorities

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While cruising through Baton Rouge on the latter part of Friday on my way to the annual meeting of the Southern Political Science Associatio...
8.1.09

Budget critics miss mark, but larger truth emerges

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Complaining regarding some budget deficit strategy being employed by the Gov. Bobby Jindal administration is akin to a mountain being made ...
7.1.09

LA GOP House members can perform valuable service

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If Republican, it’s tempting to assign too much import to the fact that the majority of new GOP U.S. House members comes from Louisiana, and...
6.1.09

Policy must encourage fewer beds to boost quality

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Disappointingly, but perhaps not surprisingly, the long-awaited federal government rating system for nursing homes showed Louisiana had the ...
5.1.09

Jindal's first year misunderstood by many observers

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Before we can figure out how to assess Gov. Bobby Jindal ’s first year in office, we need to get straight what he did and did not do. Some s...
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4.1.09

Local govts continue attempt to skim from ratepayers

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Some local governments in Louisiana, conscious more than ever of revenue being squeezed, continue to resist reform legislation in cable tele...
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