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Latest Publications
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04.29.2024
Budget Debate Focuses on Education
- Budget and Fiscal Reforms
- Education, K-12
The state budget crafted by the Louisiana House steers new money to public school programs at the expense of early childhood education, while maintaining the governor’s push to grow spending on state prisons and police.
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04.22.2024
PAR Urges Lawmakers to Safeguard Public Access to Government Records
- Open Meetings & Public Records
Louisiana’s lawmakers have a significant opportunity to protect their constituents’ access to theinformation needed to hold public officials accountable and understand the decisions about howtheir tax dollars are used.
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04.02.2024
PAR Statement on a Proposed Constitutional Convention
The Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana believes the state needs constitutional reform after years of cluttering Louisiana’s primary governing document with hundreds of amendments and provisions best left to statute.