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Louisiana to picks its treasurer this fall (Yes, that's an elected position) Three major Republican candidates and one Democrat are running

Well this looks interesting. 🤔

Lets stop playing games. Elections have consequences. It's time to start asking the tough questions and uncover the truth. Stay tuned Louisiana.

WAGUESPACK: So, to sum up this week’s headlines…federal regulations hit Louisiana harder than any other state…a national tax expert delivered a speech critical of our new taxes…public officials are stressing that more tax increases are coming in June…

LABI: President's View: Ready for a New Story And the hits just keep on coming. Employers in Louisiana have felt the pinch over the last year of an economy in recession, billions of...

Is this part of Governor Edwards "shared sacrifice" budget plan?

Louisiana lawmakers won't be cutting their own budgets A $98 million financing proposal for legislative agencies in the upcoming budget year, introduced Tuesday, would not make any cuts to the House, Senate, legislative auditor and other offices that work for lawmakers.

REP. STOKES: “They would rank us 70th if they could, maybe 80th.”

Louisiana sales tax system now ranks worse than last place What happens when you rank last in something and you make it even worse?Welcome to Louisiana’s sales tax system.It ranked 50th among the 50 states, according to the Tax Foundation,

It’s no April Fools. Your taxes are going up tomorrow! Beginning Friday, Louisiana will have the highest sales tax rate in the nation.

Louisiana State Taxes to increase starting April 1st A legislative sales tax increase that goes into effect Friday will make Louisiana residents some of the most taxed in the country

HAYRIDE: Edwards owes it to the people of Louisiana, before he calls yet another special session to raise our taxes, to release all the information relative to the arrival at the fiscal notes for his tax bills, not to mention the failure to produce fiscal notes for the ones passed without them.

How Much Funny Business Is There With Edwards’ Budget Projections? If it seems to you that every other day there are new numbers being thrown around as to the size of Louisiana's budget deficit that will need to be addressed with higher taxes you or your employer will pay, you are not alone. Amid the rush to pass tax...

“If they have nothing to hide, then we expect the Edwards Administration and state administrators to reconsider and immediately cooperate with our public records request.”

ICYMI: Louisiana Legislative Fiscal Office Denies Request of Public Records Regarding Fiscal Notes

We have to pass the bill so that you can find out what is in it...

La. legislative staffers sort out changes added at the last minute At 4 p.m. last Wednesday — two hours before the special legislative session was to end — a secret deal between the state Senate president, the Louisiana House speaker and

The legislature says the budget deficit has grown, but can you trust the numbers?

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After tax hikes, state budget shortfall projected at $70M this year, $750M next year Items approved during the Louisiana Legislature’s recent special session will bring in an estimated $1.26 billion more to help plug the state budget that begins July 1, but the state

WAGUESPACK: "The loudest allegation of late is that businesses do not pay taxes. The facts tell a different story."

LABI: President's View: The Burgeoning Bureaucratic Business of Blaming Business The fiscal special session to raise revenues mercifully ended last week. Many individual and business taxpayers were left dangling in the wind as their financial...

REP HARRIS: "We have been given an ultimatum...We won't allow the citizens to be held hostage in order to get the other things the governor wants."

State GOP revolts over governor's budget demands Story by Greg Hilburn / Gannett Louisiana