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Since it’s an election year, it’s highly unlikely that lawmakers will risk the wrath of voters or the governor by raising taxes to fill Louisiana’s $1...
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Finding the way down off the fiscal cliff could be as simple as turning around, and looking back at the path that brought us here. “The root of our...
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“Prices at the pump don’t seem to have a bottom yet.” Legislative Fiscal Analyst Greg Albrecht says while that’s good for consumers, it’s very bad for...
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$1,600,000,000. “We need to appreciate what we’re saying when we say those words,” LSU economist Jim Richardson admonishes, as Louisiana is standing on...
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It has not been a terrific few weeks for state finances. Oil revenues dropped. And then a $180 million hole appeared in the state budget. Melinda...
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A panel that oversees Louisiana’s income projections will meet Friday to look over revised revenue estimates for the current year. Some members of the...
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The Revenue Estimating Conference, the state’s official income predictors, met Monday afternoon to adopt new revenue projections for the upcoming fiscal...
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Gov. Bobby Jindal's administration outlined plans to shrink spending across state government by $74 million dollars in the upcoming budget year that…
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If there was a theme to “Budget Day” in the Louisiana House, it could be summed up by Thursday’s oft-heard refrain, “If we don’t do it, the Senate’s...
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It’s budget day for the full House, and lawmakers are not looking forward to grappling with the $26-billion spending plan for the fiscal year that...