debtors prison
September 20, 2016
Three years after the Louisiana Legislature voted to require more information about the cost and benefits of the state’s various tax break programs, a new report finds that state agencies are doing a poor job of complying with the law.
June 14, 2016
Senate leaders are holding bills that would remove sales taxes; emergency visits as opportunities for education on preventative care; $1 million in legal bills to avoid installing air conditioning on death row; the fees and fines levied by many states and municipalities lead to residents facing crushing, absurd amounts of debt
April 19, 2016
Big savings from Medicaid expansion; Governor wants higher gas tax; Nobody is happy with the governor’s budget; ‘Debtors prison’ fee repeal moves forward