Affordable Housing
October 17, 2019
Louisiana is the second-most vulnerable state to the loss of jobs to robotics, according to a new report from Oxford Economics. However, the Bayou state isn’t alone in the future displacement of workers by automations, as an estimated 20 million manufacturing jobs (8.5% of the global manufacturing workforce) could be displaced by industrial robots by 2030. … Read more...
August 8, 2018
Advocates are gearing up for a fight against a proposed rule from President Donald Trump’s administration that would make major changes to a long-standing immigration law.
Number of the Day
7.9 million - Number of U.S. citizen children who could be impacted by the Trump administration’s proposed changes to the “public charge” rule because they live in families with at least one non-citizen. (Source: Center for Law and Social Policy)June 13, 2018
The budget bill passed by the Legislature in the waning minutes of the last special session includes across-the-board cuts to agencies and programs throughout state government that would wreak havoc on essential services.
Number of the Day
$16.16 - The hourly rate a Louisiana worker needs to afford a two-bedroom rental without spending more than 30 percent of their income on housing. (Source: National Low Income Housing Coalition)September 1, 2017
Gov. John Bel Edwards joined a bipartisan group of governors on a plan to stabilize and strengthen the individual health care market.