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Press Releases and Statements

Medicaid Expansion is good for Louisiana, April 23, 2013
Medicaid Expansion Will Benefit Louisiana’s Businesses and the Economy, April 15, 2013
LBP statement on eliminating the state income tax, April 8, 2013
DHH Report: Medicaid Expansion Could Save Millions, March 27, 2013
LBP Statement on Governor’s Tax-Shift Plan, March 14, 2013
LBP Statement on Income Tax Elimination, January 10, 2013
LBP Statement on Mid-Year Budget Cuts, December 14, 2012
Louisiana Among States With Worst Income Inequality, November 14, 2012
Statement: Louisiana Should Move Forward To Bring Affordable Health-Care To 400,000 Residents, November 7, 2012
Louisiana’s Earned Income Credit Proves Successful, October 31, 2012
Statement: New Census Data on Poverty in Louisiana Shows Cuts Arent Working, September 20, 2012
Louisiana Budget Project Statement on U.S. Census Figures, September 12, 2012
Medicaid Expansion: Participation Is An Investment In Louisiana, September 11, 2012
Louisiana Budget Project Presents, August 10, 2012
Film Credit Giveaways Skyrocket While State Investments Suffer, August 7, 2012
Supreme Court Upholds Affordable Care Act, June 28, 2012
Statement from LBP On Gov. Jindal’s “Cash Balance” Retirement Plan, April 12, 2012
Federal Health Insurance Exchange Requires State Cooperation, March 20, 2012
Statement from LBP About Today’s Report From the Legislative Auditor, March 6, 2012
Letter to the Publisher, Baton Rouge Business Report, February 23, 2012
LBP School Voucher Plan Gets An ‘F’ for Accountability, February 14, 2012
Statement from LBP On Governor’s Executive Budget, February 9, 2012
Statement from LBP On $895 Million Budget Shortfall For 2012-13, January 20, 2012
“Medicaid Brings Economic Growth and Creates Jobs in Louisiana,” January 12, 2012
“Medicaid Reduces the Number of Uninsured and Improves Louisiana’s Health,” December 15, 2011
“Amendment No. 4: A Sensible Solution to Stabilize The Rainy Day Fund,” October 13, 2011
“Leadership Transition at LBP Advances Mission, Builds On Momentum,” October 4, 2011
“Amendment 1 Would Raid the Millenium Trust Fund,” September 29, 2011
“New Census Data: Poverty Increases Significantly in Louisiana,” September 22, 2011
“New Census Data: Poverty and Uninsurance Rates Remain High in Louisiana,” September 13, 2011
“Tax Free Weekend: Popular But Not Prudent,” August 4, 2011
“Payday Lenders Preying On Louisiana’s Working Poor,” July 26, 2011
“Debt Default Could Hurt Thousands of Louisiana Social Security Recipients,” July 19, 2011
“Unemployed Face Discrimination,” July 14, 2011
“2011 Legislative Wrap-up,” July 1, 2011
“Tobacco Tax Coalition Trumps Governor,” June 21, 2011
“Louisiana Public Employee Counts Not Out Of Line With Those In Other States,” June 16, 2011
“No Override of Gov. Jindal’s Cigarette Tax Veto,” June 16, 2011
“Applying Income Tax to Social Security Raises $104M,” April 29, 2011
“Louisiana Needs Better Choices to Succeed,” April 27, 2011
“Expanding Louisianas Sales Tax Raises $141M in Revenue,” April 26, 2011
“State Tax Loophole Costs $643 Million,” April 14, 2011
“Governor Jindal’s Budget: Continuing to do less with less,” April 11, 2011.
“House Budget Plan Replaces Medicare Benefits with Voucher Program,” April 8, 2011
“Raising Cigarette Taxes Will Increase Revenue,” March 31, 2011
“Increasing Upper-Income Tax Rates Would Limit Economic Damage,” March 24, 2011
“Loophole Costs Louisiana Over $100 Million in State Revenue,” March 17, 2011
“Jindal Budget Fails to Address State’s Revenue Shortfall and Continues State on Path of Declining Services,” March 11, 2011
“Jindal’s Poor Choices,” February 17, 2011
“State Fiscal Crisis Threatens Closure of 8 University Campuses,” May11, 2010
“Budget Analysts Find State Revenues Still Short of Needs,” March 15, 2010
“TOPS: A Struggle for Those at Bottom,” February 9, 2010
“Federal Aid for Food Stamp Program Should Help Louisianans,” February 4, 2010
“Louisiana Budget Project Calls for State Legislators to Enact PAYGO,” December 29, 2010
“Christmas Cancelled for LA Healthcare, Higher Education,” December 23, 2009
“Louisiana’s Economy Still in ICU,” December 18, 2009
“Louisiana Taxes Hit Poor & Middle Class Far Harder than the Wealthy,” November 18, 2009
“State Streamlining Commission Should Explain Where Cost Savings Coming From,” November 17, 2009
“Perfect Storm Awaits Louisiana Medicaid Funding,” November 1, 2009

Op-Eds

“Alternative Fuel Teachable Moment,” Monroe News Star, June 23, 2012
“Privatizing Doesn’t Solve the Problem,” Houma Courier and Thibodeaux Daily Comet, April 30, 2012
Letter: Reflect on things our taxes buy, the Advocate, April 22, 2012
“Spires: Health Care Reform Good for LA,” Shreveport Times, March 29, 2012
“Budget Group Responds to Criticism,” The Political Desk, February 29, 2012
“OGB sale should be DOA,” The Independent, September 9, 2011
“Louisiana lets payday loans flourish,” The Times-Picayune, August 21, 2011
“Tax elimination measures are folly,” The Times-Picayune, June 10, 2011
“Cigarette Tax Increase Is Smart Policy,” The Times-Picayune, 4.9.11
“Louisiana’s $7 Billion Money Pit,” ABIZ, March 2011
“Playing Louisiana for a patsy,” The Shreveport Times, March, 1, 2011
“TOPS shift a way to get to general fund,” The Times-Picayune, January, 28, 2011
“Revenue should be part of fix for La. colleges,” The Advertiser, December 25, 2010
“In Louisiana Doing Less With Less,” The Times-Picayune, November 16, 2010
“Health-care cost claim denied,” Advocate, April 9, 2010
“Reversing Stelly Hikes was a Mistake,” The Advertiser, August 22, 2010
“Getting A Grip on the State’s Hidden Budget,” The Times-Picayune, June 10, 2010
“Louisiana needs a more equitable approach,” The Shreveport Times, March 26, 2010
“Cuts hurt people in need,” The Times-Picayune, January 15, 2010
“Use Fiscal Notes In Streamlining,” The Advocate, December 3, 2009
“Deficit Demands New Look at Taxes,” The Times-Picayune, November 26, 2009

Media Citations

“Study. Income inequality continues to grow in La,” Associated Press, November 15, 2012
“Louisiana has sixth-highest income inequality,” Times Picayune, November 15, 2012
“State ranks sixth in income inequality,” News Star, November 15, 2012
“Report: Income gap high in state,” the Advocate, November 15, 2012
“Louisiana ranks sixth in income inequality,” Shreveport Times, November 15, 2012
“Obama’s victory now considered a landslide,” Daily World, November 12, 2012
“Jindal asked to rethink expansion,” American Press, November 13, 2012
“Federal government poised to create health insurance exchanges,” Times Picayune, November 9 , 2012
“Gov. Jindal asked to rethink Medicaid expansion,” Washington Examiner, November 8, 2012
“Gov. Jindal asked to rethink Medicaid expansion,” Woodtv, November 8, 2012
“Jindal administration resists expansion of Medicaid despite success of New Orleans area program,” Times Picayune, November 2, 2012
“Credit encourages working families, merits expansion,” Hammond Star, November 2, 2012
“Budget watchers want state to double income tax credit,” City Business, October 31, 2012
“La among lowest tax-burden states,” the Advocate, October 24, 2012
“Head of LSU public hospitals says,” Times Picayune, October 16, 2012
“Do CEO’s Make Good Presidents?” The New York Times, October 21, 2012
“Jindal’s fuzzy math is wrong — again,” The Independent, October 5, 2012
“Unemployment drops in St. Tammany as Poverty Rises in State,” St. Tammany News, September 30, 2012
“Opinion: Another hit for the poor,” The Advocate, September 22, 2012
“National recession may be catching up with Louisiana, census figures indicate,” Times Picayune, September 22, 2012
“More poor in Louisiana,” The Independent, September 27, 2012
“Medicaid stance not healthy for Louisiana,” Shreveport Times, September 26, 2012
“Time for Hollywood to pay its fair share,” Washington Examiner, September 15, 2012
“Medicaid expansion would help working uninsured,” The Independent, September 13, 2012
“Tax Break or Tax Broken: Louisiana’s Tax Exemptions” LPB: Louisiana Public Square, September 12, 2012
“Opinion: Wholesale stance on incentives is myopic,” City Business, September 12, 2012
“Are Louisiana’s film credits just the ticket, or just too much,” The Town Talk, August 21, 2012
“Report: LA Medicaid Expansion Would Provide Coverage to 240K more,” Baton Rouge Business Report, September 11, 2012
“Film subsidies skyrocket while state suffers,” Hammond Star, August 23, 2012
Letters: Film subsidies need rethinking, The Advocate, August 22, 2012
“Film tax credits cost state too much, report says,” Times-Picayune, August 7, 2012
“Our front-row seats costing state dearly,” Shreveport Times, August 10, 2012
“La. film tax break program needs limits, budget group says” The Republic, August 8, 2012
“Nonprofit advocacy group tells Louisiana to freeze film credits, reduce spending,” The Town Talk, August 8, 2012
“Louisiana budget analysis group says state film tax break program needs limits,” Houma Today, August 7, 2012
“Film tax break program needs limits,” WBRZ, August 7, 2012
“Watchdog: La. film credit bombs,” Town Talk and The Advertiser, August 7, 2012
“La. Budget Project recommends scaling back film incentives,” Baton Rouge Business Report, August 7, 2012
“New report says LA film tax credits hurting state,” WWL, August 8, 2012
“La film tax break program needs limited, budget group says,” Associated Press, August 7, 2012
“Louisiana Film Tax Breaks Program Needs Limits,” Shreveport Times, August 7, 2012
“Film Tax Credits Costs State Too Much, Report Says,” Times Picayune, August 7, 2012
“Film Tax Break Program Needs Limits,” Daily Comet, August 7, 2012
“Follow the Money,” Baton Rouge Business Report, August 6, 2012
“Response to Medicaid cuts divided LSU,” Times Picayune, August 2, 2012
“College Democrats discuss La healthcare,” LSU Reveille, July 31, 2012
Editorials, Hammond Daily Star, July 24, 2012
“Study panel looking at cost, benefit of tax breaks,” AP, July 21, 2012
“Jindal and LSU cuts a likely ‘double whammy’,” the Insider, July 20, 2012
“Where will health care cuts be made,” Times Picayune, July 22, 2012
“Jindal’s health care decisions blasted,” The Advocate, July 23, 2012
“Panel looking at cost, benefit of tax breaks in Louisiana,” CityBusiness, July 23, 2012
“Devastating’ Louisiana Medicaid cuts anticipated,” Times Picayune, July 13, 2012
“Louisiana cuts Medicaid program to the bone,” Times Picayune, July 14, 2012
‘Devastating’ Louisiana Medicaid cuts anticipated, Times Picayune, July 13, 2012
“Jindal’s stance Obamacare unfair workers businesses,” The Advertiser, July 9, 2012
“Told you so, over and over,” the Advocate, July 9, 2012
“Politics Column,” The Advocate, July 7, 2012
“Louisiana Gives Us a Taste of Mitt Romney’s Education Policy,” Mother Jones, July 9, 2012
“Stelly: No easy fix for budget problems,” Shreveport Times, July 2, 2012
“Uncertainties still linger despite ruling,” The News Star, June 28, 2012
“Louisianans reaction to ACA health reform,” WRKF, June 28, 2012
“Uncertainties still linger despite ruling, say experts,” The News Star, June 28, 2012
“Good, bad, ugly about Louisiana Budget,” VermilionToday, June 16, 2012
“LA small business owners surveyed want health care exchange,” Baton Rouge Business Report, June 15, 2012
“The Reporter Who Lost 1.8 billion,” Robert Mann – On Politics and Life blog, June 8, 2012
“Louisiana still needs to be more business-friendly,” American Press, June 8, 2012
“Corporate tax breaks deserve thorough scrutiny,” American Press, June 7, 2012
“LA ranked low in tax report,” The Advocate, June 1, 2012
“Senate Finance Committee Restores Millions to Budget,” WRKF, May 28, 2012
“Legislatures May Experience a Mass Exodus,” Governing, May 25, 2012
“Louisiana lawmakers pushing for wholesale review of state tax breaks, as budget woes continue,” The Republic, May 18, 2012
“Speakers weigh exemptions’ impact,” The Advocate, May 18, 2012
“Lawmakers seek review of tax breaks,” The Advertiser, May 18, 2012
“Lawmakers seek wholesale review of Louisiana tax breaks,” City Business, May 18, 2012
“Budget has millions for local projects,” Daily Comet, May 19, 2012
“Lawmakers seek wholesale review of LA tax breaks,” AP, News Star, City Business, KATC, Business Week, WXVT-TV, May 18, 2012
“Louisiana lawmakers pushing for wholesale review of state tax breaks, as budget woes continue,” The Republic, May 18, 2012
“State treasurer blasts Jindal’s proposed budget cuts,” Times Picayune, May 16, 2012
“Moret challenges criticism of corporate tax exemptions,” City Business, May 16, 2012
“Louisiana Senate panel sinks plan to set up health insurance,” Times Picayune, May 16, 2012
“Louisiana Senate panel sinks plan to set up health insurance exchange,” Times Picayune, May 15, 2012
“Jindal Ranked High On VP Lists, Hits Speech Road,” Bayoubuzz, May 13, 2012
“Policy groups spar over La,” Independent, May 11, 2012
“Donelon, Cassidy say idea of Obamacare exchanges has merit,” Baton Rouge Business Report, May 11, 2012
“Choices loom on budget shortfall,” The Advocate, May 8, 2012
“State’s budget Calls For Rain,” News Star, April 30, 2012
“Louisiana’s corporate income tax revenues drop 85 percent,” City Business, March 27, 2012
State Workers Protest Pension Bill, WAFB, April 24, 2012
Opponents Rally Against Jindal Plan, The Advocate, April 24, 2012
Changes to state worker pension plan increases retirement age payments, WWLTV, April 24, 2012
Letter: Reader opposes Jindal’s proposals, The Advocate, March 26, 2012
“House set to debate public school proposals,” The Advocate, March 22, 2012
“State tax breaks coming under greater scrutiny,” American Press, March 22, 2012
“News Roundup: LBP Releases Fact Sheet on Health Insurance Exchange,” Baton Rouge Business Report, March 21, 2012
“Audit: State Tax Credits Aid Few, Drain Budget,” The INDependent, March 6, 2012
“Elephant (Still) In the Room: States’ Budget Crises Looms Over Nonprofits, Social Services,” Nonprofit Quarterly, March 15, 2012
“Bobby Jindal School Voucher Plan Worries Watchdog Group,” Times-Picayune, March 13, 2012
“School report tops agenda,” Daily Comet, March 12, 2012
Inside Report, The Advocate, March 8, 2012
“Gov. Jindal’s Voucher Plan Gets Backing from Key Social Conservative,” The Times-Picayune, March 6, 2012
“Tax Break Benefits Unclear,” The Advocate, March 6, 2012
“The Road to Nowhere,” Pelican Post, March 5, 2012
“Watchdog Group Gives Jindal Expansion Proposal An ‘F’,” KPEL, February 23, 2012
“The Buzz,” The Advertiser, February 23, 2012
“Children’s Parade Can’t Catch a Break,” Town Talk, February 21, 2012
“Gov. Bobby Jindal’s voucher plan gets an ‘F’ from Louisiana Budget Project,” Times-Picayune, BayouBuzz, February 18, 2012
“Critics say Jindal’s Voucher Plan Doesn’t Pass the Test,” Town Talk, February 17, 2012
“Jindal Proposes $25.5B Budget for Next Year,” New Orleans City Business, February 16, 2012
“Limited Space at La. Catholic Schools for Vouchers,” WFTV, February 16, 2012
“Group: Grade All Schools,” The Advocate, February 15, 2012
“Groups Knock Governor’s Voucher Plan,” Shreveport Times, News Star, February 15, 2012
“State Voucher Students May Find Space Limited,” The Advertiser, February 14, 2012
“Report: Jindal’s Push to Expand School Vouchers Lacks Accountability,” Baton Rouge Business Report, February 14, 2012
“Budget Project: Voucher Program Gets ‘F’ in Accountability,” INDependent Weekly, February 14, 2012
“Catholic Schools Across LA Have Limited Space for Students with Vouchers,” Associated Press, Town Talk, Houma Today, Education News Week, The Republic (Indiana), February 14, 2012
“Analysts Call Jindal’s Budget ‘Unbalanced’,” WRKF, February 10, 2012
“Oil site growth yields jobs,” HoumaToday, February 8, 2012
“Don’t confuse Medicaid with jobs program,” The Advertiser, January 22, 2012
“State Projecting Red Ink,” The Advocate, Natchez Democrat, KFOX14 (El Paso), WVUE-TV, Project NOLA, WRKF, January 20-23, 2012
“La. 2012-13 Shortfall Set at $895M,” The Town Talk, 1.20.12
“Medicaid Report Sparks DHH Response,” Shreveport Times, January 13, 2012
“Louisiana report on Medicaid’s economic effect triggers criticism,” Town Talk, January 13, 2012
“Study: Corporate profits often escape state income taxes,” Baton Rouge Business Report, December 9, 2011
“Should Poor in LA Get Tax Break,” American Press, December 9, 2011
“Group Raps La. Tax On Poor,” the Advocate, November 17, 2011
“LA Among Few States Taxing Income of Working Poor, Report Says,” Baton Rouge Business Report, November 16, 2011
“Louisiana Budget Project opposes ban on real estate transfer tax,” November 14, 2011
“Louisiana should not ban a tax that communities may need,” The Town Talk, November 14, 2011
“Realtors Groups Fight Tax On Ballot,” the Advocate, November 12, 2011
“LA Amendments make tobacco tax permanent, shift funding for TOPS,” The Town Talk, October 19, 2011
“Industry Has Doubled in Past Decade,” Center for Responsible Lending, October 10, 2011
“Payday Lending Is Big Business,” WDSU New Orleans, 10.10.11
“Louisiana voters will weigh in 5 changes proposed for state Constitution,” Times Picayune, 10.8.11
“Louisiana Budget Project gets new leader,” Times Picayune, 10.8.11
“Ashworth retiring from Louisiana Budget Project, names successor,” Baton Rouge Business Report, 10.4.11
“Stricter college admissions rules could keep many local high school graduates out,” Times Picayune, 9.25.11
“Growth is here; now create jobs,” Daily World, Opelousas , 9.25.11
“Poverty Rises in LA,” The Advocate, September 26, 2011
“BR poverty rate rises in 2010,” Baton Rouge Business Report Daily Report AM, 9.23.1
“Poverty and Uninsured Rates High in Louisiana,” Bayou Buzz and KATC, September 16, 2011
“New Census Data: Poverty and Uninsurance Rates Remain High in Louisiana,” Beauregard Daily News, September 13, 2011
“A Holiday’s Deferred Cost”, The Advocate, September 2, 2011
“Collision Course,” Baton Rouge Business Report, August 22, 2011
“Louisiana ranks at the bottom for child,” Daily Comet, August 11, 2011
“Payday Poor,” Baton Rouge Business Report, August 9, 2011
“Sales Tax Holiday Won’t Hurt State Finances,” Shreveport Times, August 5, 2011
“Analyst says tax holiday not prudent,” Gannett Capital Bureau, August 4, 2011
“A New Type and Growing Discrimination Now Faces Job-Seekers,” KNOE, July 14, 2011
“Lights, camera, credits,”Baton Rouge Business Report, June 28, 2011
“Jindal’s Veto Sparks Outcry,” The News Star, June 14, 2011
“Lights, Camera, Louisiana,” LBP’s LA Public Square, May 15, 2011
“TOPS merits commitment,” Shreveport Times, May 13, 2011
“New Challenge to Typical Views in Legislature,” The Advocate, May 10, 2011
“Income tax to social security raises 104M,” The Crowley Post Signal, May 4, 2011
Quote in the Opinions section, The Advocate, May 2, 2011
“Crafting a Budget is the Biggest Challenge for Legislators this Session,” Times-Picayune, April 24, 2011
“Remembering MLK, The Dignity of Workers,” The Huffington Post, April 4, 2011
“Maybe they cut taxes too much,” The Joplin Globe, March 29, 2011
“As deficits balloon, persistent tax cuts under scrutiny,” Seattle Times, March 29, 2011
“States broke maybe they cut taxes too much,” Joplin Globe, Mach 29, 2011
“Louisiana Budget: A spending peg in a revenue hole,” The Advertiser, March 19, 2011
“The Imaginary Budget,” The Independent Weekly, March 16, 2011
“Give ‘em a break,” Baton Rouge Business Report, March 8, 2011
“Time to Address Revenue Side of the Equation,” The Shreveport Times, March 6, 2011
“Teachers Unions, Louisiana Budget Project Oppose Extension of Tax Breaks for Businesses,” The Times-Picayune, February 19, 2011
“Louisiana Student Aid Merits Some Discussion” The Shreveport Times, February 18, 2011
“Politics Makes Defining Merit More Difficult,” The Advocate, February 17, 2011
“TOPS a Bottomless Money Pit,” The Advocate, February 13, 2011
“Briefing Book,” The Times-Picayune, February 13, 2011
“TOPS a bottomless money pit,” The Times-Picayune, January 28, 2011
“Spending Cuts Not Only Option,” The Advocate, November 8, 2010
“Cut a Few Tax Breaks”, The Advocate, August 3, 2010
“After Stelly Flub, Why Quibble,” The Advertiser, August 2, 2010
“Stelly Repeal Hurt the State,” The Advocate, July 27, 2010
“Levine estimates miss the mark,” The Advocate, June 30, 2010
“State Tax Breaks on Auto-Pilot Despite Deficits,” The Advocate, June 10, 2010
“Legislation objecting to Obama’s federal health revamp OK’d by La. Senate Committee,” The Examiner, June 10, 2010
“Another view of state needs and cutbacks,” The Advocate, March 25, 2010
“Think Beyond the Recession,” The Advocate, January 17, 2010
“Streamling Panel Tries to Rein in Expenses,” The Times-Picayune, December 14, 2009

BETTER CHOICES FOR A BETTER LOUISIANA:
Press Releases

“House Veto Is Failure of Leadership,” June 16, 2011
“Tobacco tax veto irresponsible, indefensible,” June 14, 2011
“Political Theater a Poor Choice for Louisiana in Fiscal Crisis,” May 25, 2011

Media Advisories

“Lobby Day and Rally,” May 4, 2011
“Tax Equity Coalition to Announce Legislative Agenda in Statewide Meetings,” April 17, 2011

Media Citations

“Legislature fails to overturn Jindal veto“, KNOE, June 16, 2011
“Cancer Society protests Jindal veto,” The Advertiser, June 15, 2011
“Jindal’s Veto Sparks Outcry,” The News Star, June 14, 2011
“Coalition Urges Louisiana Legislature To Override Jindal’s Cigarette Tax Veto,” BayouBuzz, June 14, 2011
“House Snuffs Veto Override,” News Star, June 17, 2011
“Groups Object House Sustaining Jindal Veto”, Shreveport Times, June 16, 2011
“Students to March to Capitol for Higher Ed Rally,” The Daily Reveille, May 3, 2011
“Rally for Public Services,” Hammond Star, May 2011
“Coalition pushes $940M in taxes to plug budget gap,” City Business, April 18, 2011
(Also covered by Town Talk, Real Clear Politics, WBRZ and the Advocate)
“Coalition Pushes Taxes To Plug Louisiana Budget Gap,” KTBS Shreveport, April 18, 2011
“Jefferson School Board’s legislative committee meets — minus three members,” Times-Picayune, April 18, 2011
“Coalition pushes tax increases,” The Advocate, April 19, 2011
“Cuts-only budget strategy under fire,” KPLC Lake Charles, April 19, 2011
“Coalition questions budget cuts,” NBC 33, April 19, 2011
“Funding on backs of sinners,” Iberianet.com, April 19, 2011
“New LA group fights against tax cuts,” The News Star, April 21, 2011
“Crafting a budget is the biggest challenge for legislators this session,” Times-Picayune, April 24, 2011

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