Century Foundation
October 24, 2017
Nearly 90 percent of Louisiana’s Medicaid recipients - almost 1.5 million people - have their health care services managed by one of five managed-care insurance companies whose contracts are up for renewal by the state Legislature.
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19- Percent dropout rate for public students in alternative schools, compared to 4 percent statewide. (Source: The Advocate)April 21, 2017
The Legislature has completed its second full week of work, and no progress has been made on fixing either the $440 million shortfall for the coming fiscal year or the nearly $1.4 billion “fiscal cliff” the state is facing when temporary taxes expire in June of 2018.
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$1.5 billion - Cost to the state in FY 2019 if the sales tax rate was reduced to 2.03 percent and various exemptions were repealed. (Source: Legislative Fiscal Office analysis of HB 220)October 25, 2016
Industrial projects that were approved for initial five-year property tax breaks prior to June 24 will be grandfathered in under the old rules when they come up for a five-year renewal, Gov. Edwards has decided.