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Eight of the eleven Board of Elementary and Secondary Education seats are up for election on October 24th. (The other three are appointed by Louisiana’s…
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The Louisiana Association of Business and Industry is considered to be one of the most influential lobbies at the state capitol. But this year, with a…
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A bill to prohibit payroll deductions for union dues prompted hours of impassioned testimony Thursday.“Teachers, firemen, police — these are the people…
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Have you noticed you don’t see “inventory reduction” sales regularly, like you used to? That’s because of Louisiana’s business inventory tax credit, put…
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The Louisiana Association of Business and Industry will push lawmakers to lower the state’s uniquely high threshold for civil jury trials in the upcoming…
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“Who will starve, and who will get some breadcrumbs?”That’s the question Southeastern Louisiana University professor Dayne Sherman — and many others — are…
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The House Labor Committee heard and rejected several bills Thursday, aimed at setting a state minimum wage higher than the current federal minimum of…
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House Education Committee members worked into the night Wednesday, taking testimony on bills that would halt or slow implementation of Common Core state…
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A bill that would change how civil lawsuits are handled in state courts is headed to the House floor. The tort reform bill removes the threshold for…
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Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle are voicing their skepticism of Governor Bobby Jindal’s tax overhauls. The forum this morning: an annual…