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November 2, 2017
House Republicans released their tax plan this morning, one day later than originally scheduled due to last-minute negotiations. The plan would cut taxes for corporations and individuals by $1.51 trillion over a decade, which would likely force cuts to federal health and safety-net programs that benefit middle-class families.
Number of the Day
85 - Percentage of students in alternative schools in Louisiana who are black; just 44 percent of the state’s student population is black. (Source: Nola.com/The Times Picayune)October 10, 2017
New Orleans’s hospitality workers are the engine of the city’s tourism-based economy. Unfortunately, many of those workers don’t earn enough to maintain a decent standard of living, and 500 employees of the Hilton Riverside recently decided to do something about it.
Number of the Day
197 - Number of community health centers in Louisiana whose federal funding expired on Sept. 30 and has yet to be authorized by Congress. (Source: National Association of Community Health Centers)March 2, 2017
Those who focus too much on President Donald Trump’s efforts to bring back lost manufacturing jobs are missing a central point about changes that have rocked the U.S. economy.