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Economics of Hurricanes Uneven: State Governments Benefit, But Many Local Jurisdictions Struggle to Recover Labor & Housing Shortages & Slow Pace of Planning & Rebuilding Delay Recovery in all Communities The Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government of the State University of New York and the Public Affairs Research Council (PAR) of Louisiana presented the […]
The Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana and the Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government of the State University of New York have published a new Web site dedicated to GulfGov Reports, a joint venture to study the effects of hurricanes Katrina and Rita on state and local governments in the three states devastated by the […]
The Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana (PAR) will soon release two issues of the “Guide to the Constitutional Amendments,” which will objectively explain the potential impact of each of the 21 proposals facing the public on the September 30 and November 7 election ballots. Scheduled release dates are September 7 and October 19. “The […]
WHAT: Announcement of a briefing on the one-year-later results from the most comprehensive study of the effects of the Katrina and Rita hurricanes. Based on close-to-the-ground data collected by a network of field researchers from the Gulf region, a three-year study initiated by the Ford Foundation called “GulfGov Reports” presents its first look at what happened […]
Missed opportunity characterizes the 2006 Regular Legislative Session. At the outset, hopes were high that the state might finally be forced to reinvent and redesign some of its outmoded and inefficient policies and institutions. But, in nearly every function of state government, the legislature passed over the rare chance for meaningful debate and successful reform. […]
PAR has just released a health care policy brief that analyzes accessibility to health care in Louisiana and outlines six recommendations for reform that would increase the availability of primary and preventive care throughout the state. The report titled “Action Steps for Access to Care” describes the cost savings that could be realized by shifting […]
The Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government of the State University of New York has received a $900,000 start-up grant from the Ford Foundation to study the effects of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita on state and local governments in the three states devastated by the storms. The study is being conducted jointly by the Nelson […]
A bill to protect the nursing home industry from certain types of budget cuts is nearing final passage this week. SB 613 would set in law the formula used to determine Medicaid reimbursement rates for nursing homes, limiting the state’s options for cutting payments when budget reductions are necessary. Current budgeting flexibility should be maintained, […]