fiscal hawks

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.

Bipartisan Budget Deal in the Works

Kelly Connelly — Thu, 02 May 2013 21:03:44 +0000

Thursday House Speaker Chuck Kleckley endorsed a plan that would raise revenue and cut spending.

Earlier this week, the budget was on track to avoid much debate on the floor, but it hit a snag on Tuesday.

One-time Funds Nixed from Budget, Temporarily

Kelly Connelly — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 11:00:00 +0000

The House Appropriations Committee again called into question the way the Jindal Administration crafts the state’s budget.

On Monday the committee passed the budget bill and the funds bill, which allows for interagency transfers, the primary source of one-time funds.

Fiscal Hawks to Pick at Budget

Kelly Connelly — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 21:01:16 +0000

The group of legislators that routinely opposes Governor Bobby Jindal's use of one-time money in his proposed budgets met over the weekend, and may soon have an alternate way to fund some of higher education's budget.

Last year, the fiscal hawks proposed over $160 million of cuts to lower priority areas of the budget. Representative Kirk Talbot, a leader of the group, says those weren’t considered until the mid-year shortfall. They’ll try again this year.

Jindal Budget Questioned by Ally

Kelly Connelly — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 23:26:50 +0000

Governor Bobby Jindal wants to utilize one-time funds to keep the state afloat. Jindal's proposed budget was unveiled Friday to the Legislature's Joint Committee on the Budget.

The Governor's budget it $24.7 billion in size. One-time funds make up only $424 million of it – but last year, the budget’s use of one-time funds was smaller than that, and those funds not coming through were partially to blame for mid-year budget cuts.

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.

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