Wilborn P Nobles
April 27, 2018
When the Revenue Estimating Conference revised the state’s revenue forecast earlier this month to realize $346 million in tax receipts, the House Appropriations Committee designated $60 million to Medicaid.
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$82 million - Amount of revenue Louisiana would receive under the newly expanded Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act (Source: The Daily Advertiser)April 20, 2018
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.
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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)April 19, 2018
House Republicans leaders are pushing for passage of a state budget bill (House Bill 1) that would threaten the state’s health care system and put tens of thousands of vulnerable seniors and persons with disabilities at risk.
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$1.40 - the amount a family receives per person per meal with the average monthly SNAP benefit level. (Source: CBPP)April 12, 2018
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program is the most effective anti-hunger program in the United States, and serves more than 400,000 households in Louisiana.