John Bel Edwards
May 30, 2018
The end of the second special session of 2018 is less than a week away, and the only major revenue bill to advance to the Senate is House Bill 27, by Rep. Lance Harris.
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$458,600,000 - Amount that would be raised by all revenue raising measures that are currently working their way through legislative process during the 2018 special session. Louisiana faces a shortfall of $648 million. (Source: LBP)May 11, 2018
Gov. John Bel Edwards and Lafayette Mayor-President Joel Robideaux joined local leaders and hospital officials in a press conference on Thursday to discuss the effects that the pending state budget cuts would have on the local community.
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78.1 percent- Louisiana’s high school graduation rate for 2017, the state’s highest ever. (Source: The Advocate)April 18, 2018
Chancellors from LSU’s two medical schools pleaded with lawmakers on Tuesday to hold off on passing a 2019 state budget until the Legislature has another opportunity to consider additional revenue measures in a second special session.
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$5.2 million - Amount of money state government has paid involving in sexual harassment lawsuits since mid-2013. (Source: Louisiana Legislative auditor)March 23, 2018
Using one-time money to pay for long term, ongoing expenses is not a sustainable way to run a household, let alone a state budget. But that’s exactly what House GOP leader Lance Harris is proposing as a fix for Louisiana’s fiscal cliff.