Budget 101

“The best thing you can do for a stable funding for government is to have a well-balanced stool,” says state Representative Julie Stokes, who is also a…

Louisiana's budget problems basically boil down to one thing – more money needing to go out than is coming in. When it comes to state retirement systems,…

Yesterday we looked at state income, as part of Budget 101. Today we’ll look at the outgo.Where does Louisiana spend its $9-billion of State General Fund…

A new fiscal year started this past weekend, so this might be a good time for a basic review. Let’s call it “Budget 101”.We’ll start with state income –…