June, 2009
June 26, 2009 | by Criketa Matlock | Commentaries
The 2009 regular legislative session was the short version of a Louisiana Legislative Session, which lasts 60 calendar days and focuses primarily on fiscal issues. While development of the budget did dominate much of the debate this year, the fiscal focus was limited to ordinary approaches to budget cutting and put off for another year […]
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June 26, 2009 | by Criketa Matlock | Budget, State
The 2009 regular legislative session was the short version of a Louisiana Legislative Session, which lasts 60 calendar days and focuses primarily on fiscal issues. While development of the budget did dominate much of the debate this year, the fiscal focus was limited to ordinary approaches to budget cutting and put off for another year […]
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June 21, 2009 | by Criketa Matlock | Budget & Fiscal Reforms, Constitution, Constitutional Amendments, Education, Accountability, Education, Higher, Education, K-12, Ethics, Health Care Policy, Homestead Exemption
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June 21, 2009 | by Criketa Matlock | Budget & Fiscal Reforms, Economic Development, Education, Higher, Education, Vo-Tech
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June 17, 2009 | by Criketa Matlock | Commentaries, Executive Branch
Two bills introduced this session, which would have opened most of the governor’s records to the public, are all but dead due to strong opposition from the administration. Instead, the administration supports SB 278, which purports to move Louisiana forward in executive branch transparency but would actually deliver a devastating blow to open government. SB […]
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June 16, 2009 | by Criketa Matlock | Commentaries
The state budget bill that was sent to the governor yesterday relies on passage of two separate bills to minimize reductions to higher education funding. However, both the House leadership and the governor oppose those revenue solutions that would tap the rainy day fund and freeze the income tax break for excess itemized deductions. Their […]
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June 16, 2009 | by Criketa Matlock | Budget, State
The state budget bill that was sent to the governor yesterday relies on passage of two separate bills to minimize reductions to higher education funding. However, both the House leadership and the governor oppose those revenue solutions that would tap the rainy day fund and freeze the income tax break for excess itemized deductions. Their […]
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