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Jindal Embarks On High-Stakes Structural Gamble

Posted on March 17th, 2010 by macaoidh

It’s often said here on the Hayride and in other sources covering state government that when budget cuts come in Louisiana, the state’s constitution all but dictates them to come in health care and higher education. In today’s Times-Picayune John Maginnis shows why in an excellent column dealing with Jindal’s attempts to rein in the [...]

Filed under: Bobby Jindal, Economy, Education, Legislature, State Budget, State Employees | 1812No Comments »http://thehayride.com/2010/03/jindal-embarks-on-high-stakes-structural-gamble/Jindal+Embarks+On+High-Stakes+Structural+Gamble2010-03-17+15%3A46%3A03macaoidh

On Retirement, State Employee Screaming Against Change Continues

Posted on March 5th, 2010 by macaoidh

From today’s Alexandria Town Talk:
PINEVILLE — Major changes to benefits for retired state employees would be a “disaster,” a top official with the Retired State Employees Association said Thursday.

Filed under: Bobby Jindal, Economy, Education, Jim Tucker, State Employees | 1607No Comments »http://thehayride.com/2010/03/state-employee-screaming-against-change-continues/On+Retirement%2C+State+Employee+Screaming+Against+Change+Continues2010-03-05+17%3A11%3A00macaoidh

Is It Time To Pull The Plug On V-Vehicle?

Posted on March 3rd, 2010 by macaoidh

This week’s news that startup car company V-Vehicle (see their highly informative website here), which promises to revolutionize the auto industry through a “holistic change…thinking about – from beginning to end – how to reconstruct a car company” fell far short of its capital requirements to access some $130 million in Louisiana Economic Development funds [...]

Filed under: Al Gore, Bobby Jindal, Business, North Louisiana, Rodney Alexander | 15726 Comments »http://thehayride.com/2010/03/is-it-time-to-pull-the-plug-on-v-vehicle/Is+It+Time+To+Pull+The+Plug+On+V-Vehicle%3F2010-03-03+18%3A07%3A54macaoidh

Landrieu Apologizes To Levine For Friday Fumble

Posted on March 2nd, 2010 by macaoidh

If there’s one thing you’ve got to give U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu credit for, it’s her passion on the issue of Obamacare and her role in the Louisiana Purchase.
Perhaps passion isn’t the correct word. Emotionalism might be a more appropriate term. It seems every time the state’s senior senator is asked about the subject she [...]

Filed under: Bobby Jindal, Mary Landrieu, Obamacare | 1567No Comments »http://thehayride.com/2010/03/landrieu-apologizes-to-levine-for-friday-fumble/Landrieu+Apologizes+To+Levine+For+Friday+Fumble2010-03-02+21%3A55%3A26macaoidh

An Alternative To The Jindal-Budget Conventional Wisdom

Posted on March 1st, 2010 by macaoidh

Let’s preface this piece by admitting that I’m a fan of Bobby Jindal, comparatively speaking. No, I don’t think he’s presidential or vice-presidential timber at this point. Cabinet secretary, perhaps, but not much beyond that without a bit more experience. I do think Jindal gets a bad rap from people looking to criticize him for [...]

Filed under: Bobby Jindal, Constitution, Haynesville Shale | 15432 Comments »http://thehayride.com/2010/03/an-alternative-to-the-jindal-budget-conventional-wisdom/An+Alternative+To+The+Jindal-Budget+Conventional+Wisdom2010-03-01+16%3A01%3A41macaoidh

School Superintendents, Public Education Advocates Oblivious To Fiscal Reality

Posted on February 24th, 2010 by macaoidh

In the Advocate today is a story describing how public school superintendents are red-hot about Gov. Bobby Jindal’s plan to freeze state spending on public K-12 education in the coming year’s budget rather than put through a 2.75 percent increase as custom – they think -should dictate.

Filed under: Bobby Jindal, Education | 14772 Comments »http://thehayride.com/2010/02/school-superintendents-public-education-advocates-oblivious-to-fiscal-reality/School+Superintendents%2C+Public+Education+Advocates+Oblivious+To+Fiscal+Reality2010-02-24+17%3A10%3A48macaoidh

Jindal Proposes College Tuition Freedom As Higher Ed Funding Option

Posted on February 23rd, 2010 by macaoidh

In what is sure to be a controversial move, Gov. Bobby Jindal proposed this morning that state legislators allow Louisiana universities and community colleges more freedom in setting tuition and fee increases in exchange for higher demands on admissions and graduation rates. The proposal, named the Louisiana GRAD (Granting Resources and Autonomy for Diplomas) Act, would seek to restructure college education [...]

Filed under: Bobby Jindal, Education | 1466No Comments »http://thehayride.com/2010/02/jindal-proposes-college-tuition-freedom-as-higher-ed-funding-option/Jindal+Proposes+College+Tuition+Freedom+As+Higher+Ed+Funding+Option2010-02-23+21%3A15%3A52macaoidh

Gov. Jindal: The $8 Million Man

Posted on February 22nd, 2010 by Jeff Crouere

Governor Bobby Jindal was a very busy man in 2009. He was working non-stop, not on Louisiana business, but on his own personal political agenda. Over the last year, Jindal traveled out of the state for approximately 40 fund raising events, raking in about $5 million. Over the past two years, Governor Jindal has raised [...]

Filed under: Bobby Jindal, Elections | 1439No Comments »http://thehayride.com/2010/02/gov-jindal-the-8-million-man/Gov.+Jindal%3A+The+%248+Million+Man2010-02-22+17%3A54%3A23Jeff+Crouere

An Author Or A President? Jindal’s Book, Budget Fuel Speculation

Posted on February 18th, 2010 by macaoidh

The revelation yesterday that Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal will have a book coming out in July has made waves among those who were convinced all along that he’s gunning for something larger than his current job.

Filed under: Bobby Jindal, Elections, Media | 14022 Comments »http://thehayride.com/2010/02/an-author-or-a-president-jindals-book-budget-fuel-speculation/An+Author+Or+A+President%3F+Jindal%27s+Book%2C+Budget+Fuel+Speculation2010-02-18+18%3A05%3A05macaoidh

EPA-CO2 Battle A Wakeup Call For Buddy Caldwell

Posted on February 17th, 2010 by macaoidh

Today, the news hit that Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli has filed a petition with the Environmental Protection Agency challenging its December ruling that “greenhouse gases,” most notably carbon dioxide, represent a threat to humans and thus were subject to regulation under the Clean Air Act.

Filed under: Bobby Jindal, Buddy Caldwell, Business, Economy, Energy, Environment, Haynesville Shale, Mary Landrieu, Science | 13882 Comments »http://thehayride.com/2010/02/epa-co2-battle-a-wakeup-call-for-buddy-caldwell/EPA-CO2+Battle+A+Wakeup+Call+For+Buddy+Caldwell2010-02-18+00%3A35%3A23macaoidh

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