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Legislators just don’t get the message
One of the few things that almost all voters in Louisiana agree on is that we have too many elections. […]
Articles by C.B. Forgotston
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House doesn’t address huge fiscal concerns
On Friday, as I watched the Louisiana House of Representatives debate the state’s Fiscal Year (FY) 14 budget I couldn’t help but wonder what happened to certain fiscal concerns that I didn’t hear addressed in the debate. […]
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Is B.R. becoming D.C.?
The more I watch the goings on at the State Capitol in Baton Rouge, the more it looks like the U.S. Capitol in D.C.
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No fat in state budget?
There is a public perception and a perception by the leges that Tim Barfield is in charge of the Louisiana Department of Revenue.
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Sales tax plan revealed…sorta
Thursday, Bobby Jindal made a rare appearance at the State Capitol . He materialized before the House Ways and Means and Senate Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Committees (the tax committees) in support of Rep. Joel Robideaux’s plan for increasing the state sales taxes and repealing the personal income tax and some other taxes — maybe. […]
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It’s a financing scheme, not a plan
Gov. Bobby Jindal believes that Louisiana needs to privatize the antiquated Charity Hospital System. To that extent we agree.
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State revenues down by $336 million
The state Revenue Estimating Conference just concluded its meeting. State General Fund revenue estimates have been reduced by $129 million for the current fiscal year and by $207 million for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2013. […]
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State’s budget crisis explained
As the state of Louisiana faces its next annual revenue shortfall (a.k.a. the “fiscal cliff”), apparently, it is necessary to explain the obvious to our politicians.
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Louisiana ‘fiscal cliff’ redux
It’s that time of year when Team Jindal tells us the horror story about the “fiscal cliff.”