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PUBLIC SPLIT ON BUDGET FIX
“There’s no consensus.” That’s the opinion of opinion-finder Bernie Pinsonat of Southern Media and Opinion Research. His firm recently polled 600 likely voters on the budget situation, and learned that participants were as mixed
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KLECKLEY CONSIDERS RUN
Staring down his final year in one of Louisiana’s most influential political positions, House Speaker Chuck Kleckley, R-Lake Charles, is pondering his next move. While he’s had one post in mind for a while,
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KEEPING A CLOSE WATCH ON OIL
A decline in the price of oil, in concert with other factors like sluggish individual income tax collections and the use of one-time money, has already prompted midyear budget cuts in Louisiana and pushed
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MORE TO COME ON MARIJUANA
After failing to pass a medical marijuana bill last year, state Sen. Fred Mills, R-Parks, is telling supporters he will return in 2015 with legislation that focuses on different applications, like oils and pills.
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Vitter Leads, Nungesser Tied
Voters, obviously, aren’t yet tuned into the 2015 ballot, despite the intriguing races it will host. But that didn’t stop the Metairie-based research firm Multi-Quest from going into the field for 606 live interviews
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COMMITTEE FOR BETTER SCHOOLS REFLECTS ON ELECTIONS
The Committee for Better Schools in Calcasieu Parish, a political action committee (PAC) comprised of concerned and interested citizens, formed earlier this year with three main objectives. They were eager to increase awareness of
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Talk Moves To Spending Surplus
While the Division of Administration, Treasurer John Kennedy and the legislative auditor spar over the validity of a $178.5 million surplus, and how it was calculated, some officials expect the money to be up
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Vitter Hasn’t Forgotten Senate
While he may be focused on running for governor in 2015, U.S. Sen. David Vitter of Metairie hasn’t lost sight of his gig in D.C., which includes a possible chairmanship in the near future,
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Payday Loan Issue Resurrected
After failing to pass reform legislation aimed at the payday loan industry last year, Sen. Ben Nevers, D-Bogalusa, said he’s considering bringing a bill again, but is still on the fence. “I haven’t decided
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Low November Turnout Forecast
While bogged down with qualifying candidates last month, Secretary of State Tom Schedler didn’t lose sight of the true endgame coming in November and December. He said in an interview that the general election
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