Gene Reynolds Archives - Louisiana Budget Project

February 23, 2018

Spending cap changes would wreak havoc on budget

One of the few bills that advanced out of committee this week is a dangerous proposal from House Speaker Taylor Barras to change the formula that governs the state spending cap.

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$40 million - amount of additional state funding requested by two education advisory groups this week, the equivalent of 1 percent of the state’s current allocation to public schools. (Source: The Advocate)

February 21, 2018

The Ways to be Mean Committee

The House Ways and Means Committee spent several hours Tuesday hearing testimony on various tax bills, yet no clear path emerged on how lawmakers will replace some of the $1.4 billion in revenues that expire on June 30.

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6 percent - Maximum growth for expenditure limit proposed in House Bill 12 (Source: House Legislative Services)

October 12, 2017

The bipartisan budget retreat

Louisiana lawmakers from both sides of the aisle are meeting today in Baton Rouge for a retreat organized by House GOP Chair Lance Harris and House Democratic Caucus Leader Gene Reynolds.

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$13.1 billion - The current transportation construction project backlog (Source: Department of Transportation and Development via The Advocate)

August 11, 2017

States must lead on infrastructure

While Congress is under pressure to produce a comprehensive infrastructure bill - one of the few ideas that could gain bipartisan support on Capitol Hill - actions at the state level are far more likely to impact the roads and bridges people use every day.

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$4.6 trillion - Estimated cost of bringing America’s infrastructure to a state of good repair (a grade of B) by 2025. (Source: American Society of Civil Engineers)