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2021 Regular Session Policy Priority: Guided by the principle of low tax rates and broad tax bases, provide a fairer, simpler, and more competitive tax environment for individuals and businesses that also produces stable, sufficient state revenue for essential government operations and services.
2021 Regular Session Policy Priority: Centralized tax collection and audit that respects and protects local revenue streams and businesses and ensures the collection of tax from online and shipped sales are consistent with federal law and court rulings.
2021 Regular Session Policy Priority: Expand access to high-quality early learning experiences for economically disadvantaged children from birth to age three – making sure all children enter kindergarten ready to learn.
2021 Regular Session Policy Priority: Raise education attainment in Louisiana and strengthen the state’s workforce by increasing the number of citizens with a high-quality postsecondary credential – building the talent pool Louisiana needs for today’s economy.
2021 Regular Session Policy Priority: Build on Louisiana’s strong education policies to improve theacademic outcomes of Louisiana’s public-school students.
Knowledge is Power. The deterioration of Louisiana’s coast is serious. Thankfully, serious steps have been taken to shore up our coastline with a strong, science-based process to tackle the issue. There is no short-term fix. Coastal protection and restoration efforts require a sustained commitment and a knowledgeable public that can hold policy makers accountable. As an […]
This report by the Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana (PAR) provides data analysis and further indications of COVID-19’s disparate impact on Black people in Louisiana.