state budget shortfall

Governor John Bel Edwards opened the 2016 regular legislative session with an apology to the people of the state, because he cannot tell us how deep in…

The Revenue Estimating Conference met Wednesday, and we finally have updated figures on the status of the state budget. For the current fiscal year,…

There were sighs of relief as the special session ended promptly at 6:00 Wednesday night.“We leave here tonight being able to defend what we’ve done, and…

At a press conference Friday, with the special session ending at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Governor John Bel Edwards made his displeasure crystal clear.“As of…

The House convened its Thursday floor session more than an hour late, and went straight to Cameron Henry’s HB 122, to slash $117-million more in state…

One week into the special session, here’s where things stand:“The Senate has taken all the appropriate action that we constitutionally could do,” Senate…

A House committee has advanced one bill on the governor’s special session list. In a pyrrhic victory for Hammond Representative Chris Broadwater, the…

What’s the best that could happen with state healthcare in the current budget crisis?If all of Governor Edwards' proposals in front of the Legislature…

“It’s nice we have that kind of money to blow.”Covington Representative John Schroder was talking about part of the state’s “sweetheart deal” with Saints…

“The people out there – all they hear is that TOPS is over,” West Monroe Senator Mike Walsworth complained Monday.Walsworth is one of many lawmakers who…