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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. […]
Dan Juneau
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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. […]
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Why we need local School Board reform
Louisiana has about 700 local school board members across the state. Local school boards are charged with establishing policy that results in quality education for students and they are the stewards of hundreds of millions of tax dollars collected for schools. […]
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Keeping manufacturing alive innovates technology
Some of the highest paying jobs in America are created by companies that make things. Manufacturing has been a mainstay in the U.S. economy since the beginning of the industrial revolution. […]
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Opposition to health care reform not coming from ‘naysayers’
According to the latest public opinion polls, most Americans are not in favor of the proposals in Congress to “reform” our health care system. […]
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New initiatives can lead to new jobs
Last year, at the urging of Louisiana’s business community, legislation was enacted to change the way the state assists employers in obtaining the workers needed to keep their shops and plants operating. […]
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Another win-win for Louisiana with carbon storing
While the national and international debate on climate change and reduction of green-house gases continues, Louisiana has surged ahead of most other states in its effort to capture and store carbon from utility power plants and industrial sites and to put the by-product to good use. […]
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Survey shows independant voters taking a second look
Presidential campaigns are in some respects like a gruesome war. Large, well-financed armies of partisans slug it out in battles designed to rally their voters into action and to drive down the favorable impressions of the opposing candidate. […]
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Before dust even settles, next legislation will begin
The Legislature has adjourned, but the dust from this session probably will not settle before next year’s session begins. […]