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“This is essentially the same bill that we passed out a couple of weeks ago, that we thought was responsible and made complete sense,” Senate Finance…
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“I was just looking at the definition of ‘austere’: ‘a situation in which there is not much money and it is spent only on things that are necessary’,”…
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“I don’t understand. In my world, a deficit is the difference between your revenue and your expenses.”State budget shortfalls are complicated, even for…
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Louisiana’s House and Senate worked through the weekend, drawing somewhat closer to resolving the budget shortfall, while philosophically they remain at…
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The Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget met Thursday to resolve the $313-million shortfall leftover from the past fiscal year.“This has been a very…
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When the Joint Budget Committee met Friday to consider the governor’s plan for remedying the $313-million deficit from Fiscal Year 2016, Commissioner of…
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This is the final day of the second special session, and it must end by midnight tonight.“We’re going to ask you to come in for 9 a.m.; be prepared to…
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With the House and Senate taking today off, this is a chance to update you on some of what happened in the flurry of activity, changing over from the…
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The regular session ends in just two weeks, and the Senate Finance Committee is now grappling with the budget sent over from the House. Governor John Bel…
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“I’ve seen a lot of times where, you know, we get a report and don’t even open ‘em,” Senator Bret Allain told the Finance committee Monday.They were…