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Toward the end of the special session, there was a new hot topic at the Capitol: “attrition”.“A big discussion now about this attrition issue as a basis…
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With the bang of the gavel and a call of “The Senate will come to order. Mr Secretary, open the machines for roll call,” thus began the final day of the…
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“I don’t understand. In my world, a deficit is the difference between your revenue and your expenses.”State budget shortfalls are complicated, even for…
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Both the full House and Senate convened yesterday afternoon, but their business was brief, and more procedural than substantive.“Speaker announces the…
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As the Special Session must end Wednesday at midnight, the House and Senate appear on their way to implementing a deal. Central to that compromise is…
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“We are attempting to start on time, but as we work through these negotiations, we want to make sure we have every opportunity to hear from everyone,”…
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Louisiana's backlog of needed roadwork is $13 billion. But now the House is looking to tap the Transportation Trust Fund in order to help pay down state…
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Louisiana’s House and Senate worked through the weekend, drawing somewhat closer to resolving the budget shortfall, while philosophically they remain at…
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“Rainy Day – that’s really all that divides us. It should be the last thing we do, not the first thing we look at.”House leaders made a strategic decision…
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The full House will consider two plans for resolving the $304-million budget shortfall Friday, and neither of them is the Governor's proposal. One is…