$19,800 per taxpayer to cover $24.7 billion shortfall NEW ORLEANS, La. – The Institute for Truth in Accounting has released a damning “Financial State of the State” report on Louisiana’s “antiquated” accounting methods and “precarious” fiscal status. Despite a balanced budget requirement, each Louisiana taxpayer... (Continue reading)
A column by Louisiana Treasurer John Kennedy, who is now the state’s most popular officeholder with 61 percent approval… Louisiana has 10 state-owned, taxpayer-funded public hospitals, spread across 64 parishes and 45,000 square miles, to deliver health care to our... (Continue reading)
I drank my first cup of coffee this morning while reading the letters to the editor section of my local newspaper. At the top was one written by an economist who got his degrees from our system of higher education... (Continue reading)
It’s good to see the Jindal administration engaging this budget debate with state treasurer John Kennedy, though the two sides do seem to be talking past each other quite a bit regarding Kennedy’s 16-point plan to balance the budget. Paul... (Continue reading)
Monday’s disconcerting news that the state’s budget formula falls $42 million short of the anticipated needs of public schools reflects the necessity for creative and innovative solutions to the public education dilemma. In the midst of an ongoing state fiscal... (Continue reading)
A report in The Advocate today revealed that the Louisiana public school system will ” face a new shortfall of up to $42 million because public school enrollment is higher than expected.” This revelation comes a mere five days after State Superintendent of Education, Paul Pastorek, announced... (Continue reading)
No violence. No occupation. No anarchy. A peaceful protest….now what? The Rally for Higher Education was successful as a peaceful expression of anger conveyed without suspected influence from Louisiana anarchist groups. It can also be considered successful in that the turnout was significant enough... (Continue reading)
Last week we noted the questionable existence of Louisiana’s Board of Massage Therapy, and the deletirious effect such regulatory bodies have on both the state’s budget and its economic growth through restriction of trade. As we said in that piece,... (Continue reading)
I certainly had hoped when I first got into office three years ago that I would not have to ask for special prayers to keep our troops out of harm’s way. As another Veterans Day is upon us, I ask... (Continue reading)
It was recently reported on the Hayride that the anarchist Iron Rail Gang had resurfaced under the guise of protesting higher education budget cuts through the national anarchist group Occupy. It was determined that Occupy Louisiana was involved in inciting protests at UNO involving the occupation... (Continue reading)