Republican strategist Karl Rove is expecting a “heckuva battle” over redistricting and the legislative races that will precede the process, according to an op-ed he wrote in The Wall Street Journal last week, and Louisiana will certainly be in the
As January gives way to February, the three declared candidates for governor are building up their staffs in anticipation of the campaign to come.
n what is snowballing into a legislative record of sorts, both chambers of the Louisiana Legislature have so far concluded 10 special elections, including a single-candidate House race from last week’s qualifying period.
First the bad news. Secretary of State Tom Schedler said in an interview that he fears turnout could be as low as 10 percent for this month’s runoff elections on Nov. 18.
When lawmakers debate taxes and spending during the next session another budget issue should be added to the mix.
And that would be departmental reforms, according to Senate Natural Resources Chairman Norby Chabert, R-Houma.
Part of the policy yield from six lawmaking sessions held over the past 18 months came into view this past weekend when several new laws were enacted.
After convening three different times this year, the Louisiana Legislature isn’t scheduled to go into another lawmaking session until March 12, 2018.
By Jeremy Alford
LaPolitics.com
Louisiana implemented the largest tax increase in the United States in 2016, according to a 50-state survey compiled by the National Conference of State Legislatures.
In what could be described as an exercise in star-crossed politics, the left-leaning Louisiana Budget Project and the right-leaning Americans For Prosperity officially joined forces on Monday to oppose the creation of a rural jobs tax credit.