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“The best thing you can do for a stable funding for government is to have a well-balanced stool.”But when your budget – your stool -- doesn’t balance,…
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What will be the 2017 focus at Louisiana’s capitol?“The state budget is so bad that you can’t allow yourself to be distracted by anything else,” Senate…
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“For once, it’s cool to be ‘the tax girl’. Is there anything more exciting than tax reform in the state right now?”We could name a few other things, but…
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It’s been nine months now since Governor John Bel Edwards was inaugurated. At a Business and Industry Leaders luncheon Tuesday in Baton Rouge, he…
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With Congress back from its summer recess, Governor John Bel Edwards was in Washington Thursday, pressing for more federal flood recovery funding.“Our…
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Despite everything we’ve heard from the Edwards’ administration about the depth of Louisiana’s budget shortages, it’s quite clear now: the House…
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All four bills seeking to increase taxes on tobacco products in the state have been voluntarily tabled amid legislative opposition to raising taxes.Rep.…
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After the legislature tabled all tax repeal bills, the Louisiana Legislative Black Caucus ditched the parts of its tax package that would cut taxes. But…
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Last week Governor Bobby Jindal announced his main priority this session would be repealing the income tax. Lawmakers took that off of the table on…
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Gov. Bobby Jindal went before the legislature Thursday to unveil his tax proposal. He wants to eliminate the income tax and says the state can make up the…