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L.C.’s Werner Urged To Run
The Public Service Commission is an independent regulatory agency that oversees public utilities and motor carriers. Each generation has found that a PSC seat can be a steppingstone to higher office, such as governor
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Pressures On Special Session
The governor wasn’t the only one trying to influence the votes of lawmakers in the second special session. The Louisiana Manufacturers Political Action Committee purchased more than 3,000 radio spots that urged voters to
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Louisiana’s Senators Facing Transition
Roughly four weeks after endorsing Donald Trump’s bid for president, Louisiana’s two U.S. senators are standing ready to help the presumptive GOP nominee. Calling Trump “our candidate,” Sen. Bill Cassidy, a Baton Rouge Republican,
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Constitutional Convention Bill Moving
The House and Governmental Affairs Committee has been debating several different bills aimed at reforming how the Legislature does its job. It’s rejected many of them, but it did advance a framework for a
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Will State Have Money For Judgments?
People and businesses hoping to score cash for their legal judgments against the state in the next fiscal year may be dangerously close to becoming victims of budget cuts. “We recommended not funding any
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Governor, Treasurer Trade Words
It was Oil and Gas Day at the State Capitol, and a group of elected officials spent their lunch break extolling the virtues of the industry and offering a small touch of political debate
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Grim Outlook For State Government
Two new polls from the University of New Orleans’ Survey Research Center and LSU’s Public Policy Research Lab reveal that the public has serious concerns about the budget and the direction the state is
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CLINTON RELIES ON LANDRIEU
Last month, New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu spent a weekend in South Carolina campaigning. He spoke at African-American churches and gave television interviews. No, he’s not running for governor of South Carolina. He’s hitting
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TAX CHAIR AT CENTER OF SESSION
In its first week, the special session of the Legislature, which was called to address the state’s huge budget gap, was dominated by tax issues. Tax legislation can only originate in the House of
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IEYOUB REGULATES ENERGY INDUSTRY
Gov. John Bel Edwards recently appointed former Attorney General Richard Ieyoub as the new commissioner of conservation. It’s a big year for Ieyoub, who’s also being inducted into the Louisiana Political Hall of Fame.
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