state budget

House Overwhelmingly Backs Budget Compromise

Kelly Connelly — Fri, 10 May 2013 22:28:32 +0000

With a 95-3 vote, a nearly $25 billion budget is heading to the Senate for approval after days of negotiations. But it’s not the plan Gov. Bobby Jindal wanted.

Jindal Promises Continued State Funding for Vouchers

Kelly Connelly — Wed, 08 May 2013 13:59:56 +0000

The State Supreme Court has ruled that the state can't pay private school tuition through the same funding channel as it uses to support public schools.

Now, Gov. Bobby Jindal is going to have to find another way to keep the voucher program going.

Proposals Offered to Fix Holes in State Budget Process

Kelly Connelly — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 23:40:56 +0000

A coalition of state representatives is pushing a slew of bills and amendments to reform Louisiana’s budget process. The lawmakers are fed up with rushed legislation, cutting higher education and healthcare year after year, and procedural tomfoolery.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYY6Q4nRTS4

What are One-Time Funds?

Kelly Connelly — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 00:24:21 +0000

On Tuesday, two republican lawmakers filed suit against the state for using one-time revenues to balance the budget. Where does the money come from?

Lawsuit Filed Over One-Time Money in Jindal Budget

Kelly Connelly — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 17:30:04 +0000

Representatives Kirk Talbot and Cameron Henry have made waves about the constitutionality of the budget before. Talbot led a group of 19 GOP lawmakers that appealed to State Attorney General Buddy Caldwell with the same concerns last fall. Caldwell suggested the lawmakers go directly to the courts.

Melinda Deslatte, David Nasaw

Jim Engster — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 20:27:40 +0000

Associated Press State Capitol correspondent Melinda Deslatte discusses Governor Jindal's post-election turn on Mitt Romney, and where he and the state go from here.

History professor David Nasaw on his book, "The Patriarch", about the turbulent life and times of Joseph P. Kennedy.

Ballot Amendment would Restrict Medicaid Fund Use

Lisa Lovello — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 21:58:00 +0000

The first of nine constitutional amendments on the ballot in Louisiana would prevent the legislature from raiding the state’s Medicaid Trust Fund to balance the budget. But LSU Political Scientist Robert Hogan says it could also hamstring the budgeting process if Louisiana’s demographics shift.