16.5.13

Manage surplus right to spare both vouchers, hawks

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All of Gov. Bobby Jindal and chicken/budget “hawks” everywhere ought to be glad that the Revenue Estimating Conference agreed on a higher ...
15.5.13

Poll confirms Landrieu reelection hope deteriorating

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Dueling polls give a conflicting picture on how Louisianans react to expanded gun control. But the real story emerging is how Democrat Sen. ...
14.5.13

Anti-privatization bills touted with delusion, dishonesty

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Today at hearings of the House and Governmental Affairs Committee , state Rep. Kenny Havard might repeat what he said about his HB 240 on ...
13.5.13

Extra sporting event impact can't justify higher taxes

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It no longer may be called the Independence Bowl, but Shreveport’s AdvoCare V100 Bowl keeps on defying expectations with its continued exis...
10.5.13

To get rid of one-time money, hawks embrace it

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Q: What do “fiscal hawks” do when they want to spend scarlet “one-time money” on general fund operating expenses? A: They call it “amne...
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9.5.13

Sick tax resurrection requires vigilance to stop later

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Don’t look now, and it may take while, but on top of increased premiums, pricing, and taxes resulting from imposition of the Patient Protect...
8.5.13

Funding affirmed voucher program poses little difficulty

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The Louisiana Supreme Court’s decision to strike down the funding mechanism for the state’s scholarship voucher program causes another compl...
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7.5.13

Hawks endorse selling out smaller govt for more taxes

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With the presentation of their New Coke-like alternative budget plan for Louisiana’s upcoming fiscal year, the self-styled “fiscal hawk” bu...
6.5.13

Despite window dressing, expansion bill merits rejection

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While the latest attempt to expand Medicaid coverage in Louisiana has been greeted with some success politically and in public relations te...
5.5.13

Hawks may empower Jindal, Democrats while maiming selves

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First, it was the political agenda of the moribund Louisiana Democrats that the so-called “fiscal hawks” may revive. And depending on wh...
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