Jindal Promotes Changes to Juvenile Justice Program
Changes may be coming for a state program aimed at keeping kids at risk of delinquency out of the corrections system. Governor Bobby Jindal proposed tighter more “common sense” regulations for the...
View ArticleNew Gun Rights Group Gets Off the Ground
A new statewide gun rights advocacy group gathered about 3,000 signatures in support of its legislation to protect the Second Amendment this weekend. State Representative Jeff Thompson, founder of...
View ArticleLegislature to Consider Bayou Corne Buy Out, Saltdome Regulation
It’s been 200 days since a sinkhole forced residents of Bayou Corne to evacuate their homes. Homeowners are fed up. Some testified at a Joint Committee meeting Tuesday at the Capitol. Some are calling...
View ArticleJohn Bel Edwards: First Horse in 2015 La. Governor's Race
Louisiana House Minority Leader, John Bel Edwards, threw his hat into the ring for the next gubernatorial race Wednesday morning on the Jim Engster Show. Edwards may see a fundraising advantage by...
View ArticleBillion Dollar Decrease in Proposed Budget
Gov. Bobby Jindal invited the press to the Governor's Mansion for a brief preview of his budget, which will be unveiled in full Friday morning before the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget.The...
View ArticleJindal Budget Questioned by Ally
Governor Bobby Jindal wants to utilize one-time funds to keep the state afloat. Jindal's proposed budget was unveiled Friday to the Legislature's Joint Committee on the Budget.The Governor's budget it...
View ArticleFiscal Hawks to Pick at Budget
The group of legislators that routinely opposes Governor Bobby Jindal's use of one-time money in his proposed budgets met over the weekend, and may soon have an alternate way to fund some of higher...
View ArticleTax Reform Risks Local Services, Tax Elections
Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle are voicing their skepticism of Governor Bobby Jindal’s tax overhauls. The forum this morning: an annual pre-session briefing hosted by the Louisiana Association...
View ArticleCash Balance Plan Could Tiptoe Back to Lawmakers
Representative Kevin Pearson, chairman of the House Retirement Committee, has prepared a bill that he hopes will improve the cash balance plan – despite that the plan is the subject of ongoing...
View ArticleFact Check: Completing Nichols' Numbers
On the Jim Engster Show Thursday morning, Division of Administration Commissioner Kristy Nichols relied on talking points that have been repeated by officials in the Jindal administration. The...
View ArticleOn Second Thought, Tenure Changes Tossed
A state judge has thrown out rules passed last session tying teacher tenure and pay to classroom performance. Monday's decision is a turnaround from the same judge’s previous ruling.In December, Judge...
View ArticleJindal Agrees to Tax Plan Due Date
Governor Jindal’s administration has agreed to finish and release its proposal to overhaul the state’s tax system by the end of next week. In a reversal of the usual power-dynamic, Jindal is now...
View ArticleJindal Ducks Questions on Sinkhole Visit
Gov. Bobby Jindal evaded directly answering questions about whether he'll visit the site of a massive sinkhole that has swallowed nine acres of land in swampy Assumption Parish at an unrelated press...
View ArticleRevenue Neutral Tax Overhaul a Tall Order
Gov. Jindal has promised that his proposal to eliminate the state income tax will be “revenue neutral to avoid budget cuts.
View ArticleJindal Unveils Sales Tax Proposal
Louisiana state sales tax could increase to 5.88 percent after January 2014. Combined with local sales taxes, Louisiana would have the highest sales tax in the country. And more goods and services...
View ArticleJindal Addresses Bayou Corne's Sinkhole Problem
Gov. Bobby Jindal and other state and local officials met with Texas Brine representatives on March 13. The company responsible for a giant sinkhole in Assumption Parish is sending appraisers to some...
View ArticleLa. State Police Defend Remaining Operating Budget
State police officials came before the House Appropriations Committee on Wednesday to defend what's left of their proposed operating budget.
View ArticleBond Commission Takes No Action On Citizens' Request
Representatives from the state-established Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corporation told the State Bond Commission on Thursday that if they operated like a regular insurance company and...
View ArticleBond Issues For Privatized LSU Hospitals No Longer Tax-Exempt
Plans to privatize most of LSU’s public hospitals are making repairs and construction to the facilities more expensive.
View ArticleJindal's Math Under Question: Answers Interpretable
Remember in high school when math teachers wouldn’t give full credit for answers that weren’t supported with all the work that showed how a student arrived to that answer?On Friday, a group of 250...
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