Governor Bobby Jindal is calling for legislators to eliminate the state income tax in the upcoming session.
The details of Jindal’s tax reform plan have not been released, but according to a written statement Jindal says his goal is to replace both personal income tax and corporate income tax with revenue from an increased sales tax. Jindal says the reforms would be enacted in such a way as to not decrease or increase the state’s revenue.
Jindal, who is chairman of the Republican Governors Association, wrote to the president Thursday after a request from the Louisiana governor and 10 others went unanswered.
Republican governors, including Jindal, want flexibility on expanded eligibility criteria for Medicaid recipients, according to The Hill.
Top Jindal administration officers used personal email accounts to come up with a media strategy around cuts to Medicaid.
LSU Mass Communications Professor Craig Freeman says the new revelations point to a need for Louisiana to update its public records laws.
"We haven’t really, effectively updated public records laws in probably 30 years. But we’re essentially using a 1960’s remedy for a new millennium problem," Freeman said.
