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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).

12.3.16

The Advocate column, Mar. 13, 2016

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A positive score for special session http://theadvocate.com/news/opinion/15147139-123/jeff-sadow-a-positive-score-for-special-session Lin...
9.3.16

Edwards throws fit at opportunity to right-size govt

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More good news than bad came out of the 2016 First Extraordinary Session of the Louisiana Legislature. It didn’t advance much the cause of ...

Gatti, Milkovich act contrary to their party labels

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Never before elected to office despite past efforts, they ran against experienced legislators and those House members’ votes for tax increas...
8.3.16

Sales tax increase only fair solution to LA deficit

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White knuckle time has come to Louisiana’s policy-makers , but that should not obscure the fact that, given the inevitability of tax hi...
7.3.16

LA GOP voters may signal end to Trump chances

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The only surprise emanating from Louisiana’s presidential preference primaries last weekend was that financier/celebrity Donald Trump did ...
5.3.16

The Advocate column, Mar. 6, 2016

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Markets not looking too kindly on Louisian a http://theadvocate.com/news/opinion/15072709-55/jeff-sadow-markets-not-looking-kindly-on-louis...
3.3.16

Bill challenging sanctuary also challenges Edwards

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As Louisiana’s majoritarian branches of government struggle within their bubble in dealing with budgetary deficits, out in the larger world ...
2.3.16

House must prevent institutionalization of big govt

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The attempt to normalize Louisiana’s higher rate of spending into permanency and taxation to support it continued with Senate action in the ...
1.3.16

Electoral lesson proves fleeting for LA Democrats

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It’s official: Louisiana Democrats have cracked up , drawing exactly the wrong lessons from last fall’s unforeseen victory of Gov. John Bel...
29.2.16

Hypocritical LA Democrats want tax to grow govt

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Democrat Gov. John Bel Edwards ’ administration and Democrats in the Louisiana Senate seem so desperate to grow government that they have ...
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