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Simple step to help politicians lose weight
Recently, there have been a lot of media accounts of politicians and government bureaucrats abusing the taxpayers with government-issued credit cards.
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Articles by C.B. Forgotston
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Why are underpaid leges seeking re-election?
Why are so many underpaid and overworked leges running for re-election this fall?
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Rainwater doesn’t understand his job
The Associated Press’s Melinda Deslatte wrote a column about the scare tactics being used by Commissioner of Administration (“COA”) Paul Rainwater and other state agency heads as a result of the actions of the House Appropriations Committee.
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What is the business of leges?
According to House Speaker Jim Tucker, the vote on the merger of SUNO and UNO scheduled for Monday, on the House Floor, was postponed until Wednesday.
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Special elections are being abused
Low voter turnout for elections plagues Louisiana and undermines the concept of a democratic form of government. […]
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Budget myths need to be put to rest
It is long past time to put to rest a couple of myths about the state budget used by governors and leges to deceive the public. […]
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House speaker’s memory proves rusty
In an editorial in a recent Lafayette paper, House Speaker Jim Tucker said: “One vote led to all this,”….
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Judges just don’t seem to get it
In a commentary on Monday I wrote about the proposed pay freeze for state employees in the executive branch for the fiscal year beginning July 1.
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Method in UNO/SUNO merger madness?
When it comes to making bold general statements that are short on details Bobby Jindal has no fear.
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