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Last June, John Bel Edwards promised fellow house members he’d be back as governor.“Well, here we are,” he greeted them, at the opening of Sunday’s…
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“Tonight I speak to you as no other Louisiana governor has ever spoken to our state, because this is a historic fiscal crisis.”In an unusual move,…
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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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Today, Governor John Bel Edwards is expected to issue his call for the special legislative session to begin February 14th.“The need for additional revenue…
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He may have been sworn in three weeks ago, but Governor John Bel Edwards remains on the campaign trail.“Despite everything that we’ve heard from the…
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“We didn’t need to create a doomsday budget. Governor Jindal did that for us.”Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne says even though citizens have…
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The Senate Finance Committee met Thursday to get an update on the state budget crisis.“It’s almost all minus signs,” Legislative Fiscal Analyst Greg…
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When it comes to Louisiana’s revenue famine, eating analogies abound.“All options are on the table,” Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne has…
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At a press conference on Tuesday, Governor Edwards introduced options for stabilizing Louisiana’s long term budget and the $1.9 billion hole expected next…
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According to Louisiana’s Constitution, during even-numbered years, like 2016, Legislators cannot introduce bills to create or raise taxes. That is, unless…