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The longest day of the legislative year began with the Revenue Estimating Conference dashing some House members hopes for more money.“Is there any reason…
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The Revenue Estimating Conference met Wednesday, and we finally have updated figures on the status of the state budget. For the current fiscal year,…
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State fiscal analysts did not spare the bad news when the Revenue Estimating Conference met Wednesday.“Sales tax is stagnating,” Legislative Fiscal…
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The Revenue Estimating Conference met Monday, acknowledging oil and gas prices, sales tax and corporate tax collections are far below what was…
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Six weeks into the new state budget, and many are worriedly asking, “Is the new budget okay?”“That’s a big unknown,” Legislative Fiscal Analyst Greg…
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The price of oil has dropped more than $10 per barrel over the past month. And many of the fortunetellers of fossil fuel finances are now saying this is…
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Oil prices have dropped again, closing just above 50-dollars per barrel all last week. What does that mean for Louisiana’s precariously balanced…
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Skies may actually be clear over Baton Rouge today, but gloom hangs over the state capitol, as the Revenue Estimating Conference downgraded Louisiana’s…
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The Revenue Estimating Conference, the state’s official income predictors, met Monday afternoon to adopt new revenue projections for the upcoming fiscal…