LaPolitics by Maginnis: Potential money move to fund vouchers
The burning question in the Capitol is, where will Gov. Bobby Jindal's administration find the estimated $40 million needed to fund 8,000 voucher slots, after the Supreme Court ruled the money cannot come from the Minimum Foundation Program? One...
DATE: May 17, 2013 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
Capitol Views: BESE asked to redo MFP
As hundreds of voucher students rallied on the Capitol steps, the Senate Education Committee decided to ask BESE to rewrite the school funding formula in light of the recent Supreme Court ruling. The validity of the current Minimum Foundation...
DATE: May 15, 2013 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
Bills seek legislative oversight of privatization
The Louisiana Legislature should have greater oversight of state privatization efforts, says Rep. Kenneth Havard, R-Jackson. He says the private sector often is more efficient than government, and hopes his
DATE: May 13, 2013 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
Sports roundup: Bertman to be honored among SEC Baseball Legends … LSU's Plaisance, Ballard invited to USA team trials … Former Tiger, Saint Randall Gay arrested at B.R. bar
Respect: Former LSU baseball coach Skip Bertman will be among those honored as SEC Baseball Legends during the 2013 SEC tournament in Hoover, Ala., later this month. Along with Bertman, the 2013 class includes: Hal Baird, Auburn;...
DATE: May 09, 2013 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
B.R. gets the Gun
Our food critic responds to Rien Fertel's "City Portrait" of Baton Rouge, published in the March/April edition of Garden & Gun magazine
DATE: May 07, 2013 | CATEGORY: News (225)
Capitol Views: Legislators take Jindal administration to court Wednesday
Consideration of the state budget moves from the Capitol to a Baton Rouge courtroom Wednesday. District Judge Tim Kelley will hear a constitutional challenge brought by Rep. Kirk Talbot, R-River Ridge, to the governor's proposed spending plan. The...
DATE: April 30, 2013 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
My favorite summer movies
Top 5 from Aaron Bayham, operations manager, Raleigh Studios at the Celtic Media Centre
DATE: April 29, 2013 | CATEGORY: News (225)
LaPolitics by Maginnis: Proposed tobacco tax hike burned by failed repeal
Proposed cigarette tax increases—just a question of by how much a week ago—stand to be snuffed out in committee on Monday, where income tax repeal bills were buried earlier this week. By themselves, they face opposition from GOP...
DATE: April 19, 2013 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
Drilling down
The lower half of Louisiana is an oil-rich area. Oil prices are at a fairly respectable $94 a barrel.
DATE: April 15, 2013 | CATEGORY: Current Issue
An unknown quantity
Major components of the Affordable Care Act have been phased in annually since the health care reform law passed in March 2010. But as the country anticipates the ACA's employer and individual mandates becoming effective Jan. 1, 2014, businesses...
DATE: April 15, 2013 | CATEGORY: Current Issue
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