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Problems with health care legislation
The House of Representatives in Congress recently passed a mammoth health insurance bill by the narrow margin of 220-215. […]
Articles by Dan Juneau
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Putting property tax into perspective
New data recently released by the Tax Foundation reconfirms the fact that the residential property tax burden in Louisiana is the lowest in the nation. […]
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The forms emerging from the mist
It is appropriate that the Democratic leadership of the U.S. House of Representatives unveiled their latest attempt at health care reform shortly before Halloween. […]
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Where there is a will, there is a way
What are the rules in Congress these days? It seems the playing field gets changed daily, depending on the leadership’s ability to accomplish whatever it is it wants. […]
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Carbon emission limit opposed by Chamber
The Wall Street Journal ran an interesting editorial recently about the short-sightedness of some major corporations that were resigning from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce over their disagreement with the Chamber’s policy on the “cap and trade” legislation. […]
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Main science driving health debate is political
The popular 19th century English nobleman, Lord Acton, is perhaps best remembered for the statement: “Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.” […]
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Workers should have the right to vote
There is a bill in the U.S. Senate that would radically alter the process for deciding whether a union will represent you at the bargaining table with your employer. […]
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It’s time to stop digging
President Obama inherited a lot of problems from previous administrations-as did the previous administrations from their predecessors. […]
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Yesterday, today and tomorrow from budget standpoint
The biggest issue facing Governor Jindal and the Legislature in 2010 will be the state budget. No other issue will come remotely close to capturing the same amount of attention and scrutiny in the run-up to the legislative session next March. […]