HB 513 Archives - Louisiana Budget Project

May 9, 2018

Real preparations for the fiscal cliff begin

The “fiscal cliff” has become a jargony term tossed around by legislators, politicos and journalists to describe the expiration of temporary taxes on June 30.

Number of the Day

$790 - Average annual rent increase for the 83,400 low-income households receiving federal rental assistance in Louisiana under the Trump housing plan. (Source: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities)

April 24, 2018

Another step toward investment in early education

Louisiana currently spends no state general fund dollars to subsidize the cost of early childhood education for low-income parents, even though thousands of families are languishing on a state waiting list.

Number of the Day

75 - percentage of TOPS recipients who are white. Only 55 percent of students at Louisiana public colleges and universities are white. (Source: The Century Foundation)

April 20, 2018

House budget targets hospitals and college students

Facing a $648 million “fiscal cliff” caused by expiring tax revenue, a divided Louisiana House approved an operating budget Thursday that includes deep cuts to health care services for low-income families and TOPS college scholarships.

Number of the Day

6.27 - percentage of voting age African Americans in Louisiana that are disenfranchised because of past criminal convictions, compared to 3.04 percent of the general population in the state. (Source: The Pew Trusts)

March 22, 2018

The Order of the Magic Asterisk

Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne has the unpleasant task of convincing the House of Representatives - particularly its most conservative members who serve on the Appropriations Committee - that Louisiana’s fiscal cliff is a real and dangerous problem.

Number of the Day

2.9 percent- Growth in personal income for Louisiana in 2017. The national income growth was 3.1 percent (Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis)