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On Thursday, February 11 at 6:30 p.m., Gov. John Bel Edwards will make a live address to the state regarding what his office is referring to as "historic"…
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Louisiana lawmakers heading back to a new session have already tapped the state Rainy Day Fund to fill budget shortfalls. A new report recommends the…
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Six weeks into the new state budget, and many are worriedly asking, “Is the new budget okay?” “That’s a big unknown,” Legislative Fiscal Analyst Greg...
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The House Appropriations Committee approved the budget bill – HB 1 – Monday. But first, members exhibited their expertise in using the news for clues...
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Tuesday’s House Ways and Means hearing on bills to cap the film tax credit program brought out some of the big names in Louisiana movie-making, like...
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As lawmakers wrap up week two of the fiscal session, their efforts to steer the budget bus keep hitting curbs. Now they’re starting to exhibit some road...
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The House Appropriations Committee has advanced a bill that would keep highway dollars committed to road work by limiting how much can be shifted to...
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The first week of the 2015 state legislative session is in the books. The Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana recently put out a guide to the...
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While the Senate Finance Committee began working through the budget Tuesday, the House Appropriations Committee was taking public testimony on it. ...
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The Louisiana Legislature gets back in session Monday. The number one problem facing lawmakers is how to come up with $1.6 billion to balance the…