Bob Mann
March 9, 2018
A recent report by U.S. News and World Report ranked Louisiana dead last in the nation when ranked on a host of measurements such as health care, crime, economic opportunity and fiscal stability.
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1,148 - Number of House and Senate prefiled bills for the 2018 regular session of the Legislature. (Source: Louisiana Legislature)March 5, 2018
The Legislature’s effort to partially replace nearly $1.4 billion in expiring tax revenue is on the verge of failure after the House, for the second time, failed to pass a key sales tax measure.
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$17,409 - Median wealth of a black family in 2016, which is 10.2 percent of the median wealth of a white family ($171,000). (Source: Economic Policy Institute)February 16, 2018
Buying a home - and building the equity that is the foundation of most family wealth - is much harder in America for people of color.
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$3.9 million- Taxpayer dollars used since 2004 to settle harassment claims of state workers. (Source: The Advocate)December 1, 2017
The cost of higher education has shifted dramatically in the last decade from state taxpayers to students.