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Louisiana is projected to have tens of millions of extra dollars to spend after the state ended its last budget year with a $590 million surplus, according to the latest calculation.
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Families would get on average $5,100 if students aren’t reading at grade level
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The state’s four-member Revenue Estimating Conference (REC) adopted a revenue projection on Tuesday, which showed the state collected far more in individual income taxes, general sales taxes and corporate taxes than economists predicted last year when it remained unclear what impact the pandemic would have on the economy and the state’s finances.
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Here’s the language you’ll see on the ballot:“Do you support an amendment to limit the growth of the expenditure limit for the state general fund and…
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The Republican-controlled House of Representatives on Tuesday approved a $30 billion state budget and supplemental spending bills that utilize nearly $1...
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Governor John Bel Edwards announced Wednesday that he plans to put some of the state’s surplus money toward the coastal program, but first needs approval…
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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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WWNO and LSU Reilly Center for Media & Public Affairs hosting Louisiana budget discussion on March 7The Manship School’s Reilly Center for Media & Public Affairs, along with WWNO — New Orleans Public Radio are hosting a Louisiana budget panel discussion…
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College students from across Louisiana gathered at the state capitol on Wednesday to protest budget cuts, as the legislature met to discuss the state's…
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One business-development leader watching Governor John Bel Edwards outline a severe fiscal situation was Michael Hecht, president of Greater New Orleans,…