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Some legislators want to return to the good old days of legislative log-rolling to select highway projects. This is one effort that should be stopped in its tracks. In 1968, the Legislature made its first attempt to require highway priority planning, but soon reverted to the political selection of projects. Fortunately, the reform act in […]
PDF version of PAR’s White Paper on Higher Education LSU’s departing chancellor has been tenacious and outspoken in his efforts to promote the development of the state’s flagship university as a nationally prominent research institution. His departure should not be viewed as a set back in this regard, but as an opportunity to focus on […]
PAR Releases 2004 Guide to the Louisiana Legislature Posted: 03/24/2004 Order Form for PAR’s 2004 Guide to the Louisiana Legislature The Public Affairs Research Council (PAR) announced the release of its “2004 PAR Guide to the Louisiana Legislature.” The 2004 Guide is now available in an entirely new format, with underwriting support provided by Entergy […]
PAR’s 2004 Annual Conference to Focus on Health Care Posted: 03/23/2004 Conference Brochure and Ticket Order Form The Public Affairs Research Council will hold its 2004 Annual Conference and Luncheon on Friday, April 23, at the Radisson Hotel and Conference Center in Baton Rouge. This year’s conference will focus on the future of health care […]
Instead of spending $16 million next year on slush fund projects, the state could begin phasing out the sales tax on manufacturing machinery and equipment (MM&E) and the corporate franchise tax on borrowed capital. PAR recommended removing these two impediments to economic development based on its 1994 and 2002 studies of corporate tax burden comparisons […]
PAR Recaps Its 62 Recommendations for State Development Posted: 02/23/2004 Over the past six months, the Public Affairs Research Council (PAR) has issued a series of four white papers addressing issues facing the new administration and Legislature to be elected this fall. The papers focused on the economic development potential of reforms in higher education, […]
PAR Clarifies Misleading Headline Posted: 01/23/2004 An inaccurate headline on a story run statewide by various media has misled readers concerning the Public Affairs Research Council’s (PAR) position. The story was entitled “Official urges state to change oil, gas cap.” PAR did not urge the state to raise the cap on the amount of state […]