property tax Archives - Louisiana Budget Project

August 24, 2017

Cassidy-Graham bill would gut Medicaid

Sen. Bill Cassidy has said repeatedly that his latest health-care bill would “give power back to the states and back to patients.”

Number of the Day

3,835 - Number of young immigrants in Louisiana who have been granted temporary legal status under Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). (Source: U.S Citizenship and Immigration Services)

August 22, 2017

Giving away the farm…and the school

The community group Together Louisiana released a report Monday that looks at how much a state industrial tax break program is costing East Baton Rouge Parish.

Number of the Day

$69.6 million - 2017 property tax revenue lost in East Baton Rouge parish via the Industrial Tax Exemption Program (Source: Together Louisiana)

August 21, 2017

Are colleges turning a corner?

It’s no secret that Louisiana’s colleges and universities often bore the biggest brunt of state budget cuts during the 2008 - 16 fiscal downturn.

Number of the Day

21 percent - Drop in the number of tenure-track professors in the University of Louisiana System schools from 2007 to 2015 - from 2,478 to 1,961 (Source: The Advocate)

August 16, 2017

The case for cost-sharing reductions

Stymied in his efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act, President Donald Trump has threatened repeatedly to withhold the federal subsidy payments to health insurers that reduce the cost of copayments and deductibles that keep coverage affordable for people with low incomes.

Number of the Day

4 - Number of poor families with children receiving TANF cash assistance out of every 100 poor families with children in Louisiana - the lowest percentage in the nation. (Source: The Urban Institute)