Louisiana Budget Project

Budget News and Notes

webmaster — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:06:53 +0000

By: Jan Moller

Gov. Bobby Jindal will release his 2012-13 budget plan in less than a week, and that’s when we’ll find out how he proposes to close the $895 million shortfall. But so far it looks like more of … Read more...

Budget News and Notes

webmaster — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:24:58 +0000

By: Steve Spires

The 2012-13 budget shortfall: $895 million.

That’s what Gov. Bobby Jindal’s administration told the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget last Friday when the “continuation budget” was released. The continuation budget represents what it would cost to … Read more...

Budget News and Notes

webmaster — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 19:54:49 +0000

While Gov. Bobby Jindal has focused on education, his administration has been conspicuously quiet on another issue that’s sure to grab headlines in the months ahead: the state budget.

But the calendar doesn’t lie. In less than four weeks the … Read more...

Medicaid Supports Economic Growth, Creates Jobs in Louisiana

webmaster — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 20:59:51 +0000

Louisiana’s Medicaid program is more than a critical source of health care for families, pregnant women, children and people with disabilities. It also plays a key role in creating jobs and building a strong economy, according to a new report… Read more...

Budget News and Notes

webmaster — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 17:56:26 +0000

A few notable stories before Louisiana heads into a frenzied weekend of football and inauguration activities.

- The U.S. economy added 200,000 jobs in December, capping a year that saw the economy add 1.9 million private-sector jobs – the … Read more...

Protecting health care from state budget cuts by…cutting hospital budgets?

webmaster — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 21:11:06 +0000

By: Steve Spires

When Gov. Bobby Jindal’s administration presented its mid-year budget cuts to the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget last month, Commissioner of Administration Paul Rainwater assured lawmakers that neither Medicaid providers nor LSU hospitals were being affected.… Read more...

Corporate subsidies in Louisiana: few strings attached

webmaster — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 23:09:07 +0000

Posted by: Tim Mathis

While Gov. Bobby Jindal has sought to make government transparency a hallmark of his administration, a new report finds that Louisiana asks for little in return when it comes to corporations receiving multi-million dollar subsidies.

The … Read more...

Medicaid in Louisiana: Improving Health, Protecting Children

webmaster — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 20:15:19 +0000

It is hardly a secret that Louisianans, on average, are poorer and less healthy than other Americans. But Louisianans would be even worse off without assistance from Medicaid, the federal-state program established to expand access to medical care.

As Louisiana’s … Read more...

Louisiana losing ground on the gas tax

webmaster — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 21:44:05 +0000

With Louisiana facing a $12.7 billion backlog of unmet construction needs on its roads, bridges and ports, a new report finds that the purchasing power of the state’s gasoline tax is at a 20-year low.

The report by the Institute … Read more...

Study: Half of corporate profits escape state income tax

webmaster — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 16:48:20 +0000

Dozens of America’s largest and most profitable corporations paid little or no state income taxes during a recent three-year period, according to a new report by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy.

The report found that some of America’s … Read more...