Louisiana inequality
March 18, 2016
March 14, 2014
Coalition aims to reduce prison population; IMF says income inequality hurts economies; State Board of Education approves funding formula; Senate reaches deal on unemployment benefits; Bill passes to avert flood insurance rate hikes; and Community groups host public assembly to rein in payday lending.
January 30, 2014
Centenary College raises minimum wage to $10.10 per hour; Large banks distance themselves from payday lenders; Demand for skilled labor in Southeast Louisiana quadruples; Nation’s wealthiest have a meltdown over income inequality; and New “Inequality for All” screening date: Feb 6.
January 27, 2014
Private contractors release first set of ideas to save state $500 million; Privatization plan would result in higher cost for divers license renewals; Harvard economists: Economic mobility hasn’t changed; Jindal seeks more control over fiscal office and auditor’s office; and LBP hosts free screening of “Inequality for All,” 5 p.m. Wednesday.
