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Is civics taught anymore?
There used to be a course taught in the 10th grade in Louisiana high schools called civics. I don’t know if it is even being taught today. […]
Articles by C.B. Forgotston
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Doing the Jindal shuffle
Allegedly due to revenue shortfalls, Gov. Bobby Jindal has issued hiring freezes, pay freezes and the elimination of per diems for those in the Executive Branch of government. […]
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House moves forward to the past
Representative “Chuckle” Kleckley is clearly the worst Speaker of the House in Louisiana history.
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Special session was called only 18 months ago
There are many recent media reports regarding Rep. Dee Richard’s initiating a petition for the leges to call themselves into a special session.
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Jindal’s lap dogs don’t bite
Recently, various members of the lege have been whining about Bobby Jindal closing hospitals and prisons in their districts.
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Fiscal problems deepen
As soon as the FY13 state budget was enacted in June, the state was looking at making at least $600 million in mid-year budget cuts in December.
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Too many elections may equal low voter turnout
The anecdotal and empirical data is there — Louisiana has too many elections each year.
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Equalizing the power of the legislatures
We constantly hear the leges whining about how much power the governor of Louisiana has and how little they have.
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The anatomy of a deal
Rep. Joel Robideaux is a political opportunist who until he decided to run for Speaker of the House was not a member of any political party. […]