23.3.13

Chicken hawks on the verge of becoming real budget hawks?

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Perhaps a group of mostly Republican state representatives who style themselves as purists for sound state budgetary practices and results f...
21.3.13

Colleges remain unserious about enacting needed change

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While it’s an intriguing idea, Louisiana higher education’s attempt to free itself from legislative control of tuition seems neither legally...
20.3.13

Greedy film crowd wishes to keep snouts in LA trough

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Finally, it seems state officials have come to their senses about the massive transfer of taxpayer wealth from Louisiana citizens to a small...
19.3.13

Compelling LA tax swap case at risk from demagoguery

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It would be a major blunder by the Gov. Bobby Jindal Administration to let its tax swap plan falter because it allowed empty demagoguery to...
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18.3.13

LA Catholics should find beneficial continuity with Francis

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As with his predecessor, the accession of Jorge Cardinal Bergoglio to the papacy as Francis should prove to benefit the Church in Louisian...
16.3.13

Good tax plan economically faces tough battle politically

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While there are more hits with Gov. Bobby Jindal ’s proposal to swap sales for income taxes, there are enough misses that could derail the c...
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14.3.13

Budgeting choices now may affect governor's race later

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Some presumed candidates for Louisiana governor in 2015 got called onto the carpet by state legislators for their alleged overspending on ...
13.3.13

PAR expansion framework falls short for proper analysis

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More information always is better, and in that sense the Public Affairs Research Council has done a service by producing a guideline for an...
12.3.13

Landrieu wish to punish oil further toughens reelection

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Did Sen. Mary Landrieu commit political suicide with remarks recently published about her willingness to end tax breaks for oil compan...
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11.3.13

Dardenne Senate run may make sense for him, conservatives

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Suddenly, if you consider media reaction being anything close to a genuine reading of public opinion, in Louisiana Lt. Gov. Jay Dardenne is...