Austin Frakt
September 5, 2018
Being evicted from a home can be disruptive and traumatizing for a family, but is an all too common practice in cities around the country, as demonstrated in the 2017 book Evicted.
Number of the Day
65 - Percentage of all births in Louisiana that were covered by Medicaid in 2015, the most recent year reported. (Source: Kaiser Family Foundation)August 30, 2018
A state panel granted ExxonMobil Corp. a 10-year partial exemption on property taxes for a proposed expansion of its Baton Rouge operations that would create up to 60 new permanent jobs.
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229,000 - Number of children in Louisiana who will receive no increase, or a small increase of less than $75 from the Child Tax Credit under the 2017 tax law. (Source: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities)June 1, 2018
TOPS scholarships, mental health services, substance abuse treatment and local sheriffs are just a few of the priorities that would be hit by severe cuts in the latest version of the 2018-19 budget that cleared the House on Thursday.
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25 - Number of inmates who died in East Baton Rouge Parish Jail from 2012-16 - a rate that is 2.5 times the national average. (Source: Reuters)January 25, 2018
Gov. John Bel Edwards paid a visit to The Advocate’s editorial board last week, and said he remains optimistic about Louisiana’s trajectory despite the Legislature’s failure to address the state’s chronic structural budget shortfalls.