Edwards administration bombard Louisiana airwaves with Fiscal Cliff, budget talk
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Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards is going on a full-court radio press to push his side of the fiscal cliff.
Today, the Governor sent out the below summary of his administration hitting the airwaves:
Pinsonat: For Louisiana voters, Trump or Chuck and Nancy?
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Last night, the world watched President Donald Trump give his first State of the Union speech. Politically, it resonated throughout America. What about in Louisiana? More broadly, what can politicians and legislators learn from the Trump phenomena as they approach the upcoming elections and the legislative session?
Governor Edwards, Louisiana Democrats to reach that IMPOSSIBLE DREAM?
Written by Jeffrey Sadow
The point isn’t so much that Democrats’ positions continue to deteriorate in Louisiana, or even why, but why Democrats continue to let it happen.
My Advocate colleague Tyler Bridges wrote a piece on how, despite enthusiasm stemming from Democrat Gov. John Bel Edwards’ 2015 upset win, indicators keep showing the party’s fortunes declining.
Huey Long, EWE government punch is dated to fix Louisiana's fiscal cliff
Written by Guest OpED
by Stephen Waguespack, President and CEO of Louisiana Association of Business and Industry (LABI)
Not sure if you have noticed or not, but there is something called the fiscal cliff looming in Louisiana. If you haven’t heard of it yet, sit tight, because you will hear a whole lot about it over the next few months.
The 2018 crisis will be filled with plenty of drama, finger pointing and inflammatory rhetoric. Every (former, current and future) politician will say it is the other (former, current and future) politician’s fault for the deficits and lack of agreement on the appropriate mixture of taxes and cuts to fill it.
Rest well my friend, Lou Gehrig Burnett, Publisher of Fax-Net of Louisiana
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A few minutes ago, I browsed through my email box as I do frequently. Unfortunately, this time, I saw a heading that I should have known was coming.
It was from Jeffrey Sadow, a political science professor. The email said, “Lou Gehrig Burnett, 1941-2018”.
Louisiana takes wrong fork in its Insurance regulations
Written by Jim Brown
ouisiana has one of the worst insurance regulatory environments in the nation. That is according to Washington-based conservative think tank R Street Institute in its 2017 Insurance Regulation Report Card just issued. And no, it’s not because of the trial lawyers or the big insurance companies. The blame is laid directly on the Louisiana legislature. In ranking states across the country, Louisiana was given an F.
Jim Brown: Solution to fiscal cliff? Scrub the Louisiana budget
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Jim Brown, former State Senator, Louisiana Secretary of State and Insurance Commissioner, knows a little bit about the term, “scrub the budget”. That was the term famously used by former Governor Buddy Roemer, who came from election nowhere in the final weeks of the gubernatorial campaign, to beat then-incumbent Edwin Edwards, Billy Tauzin, Bob Livingston and Speedy Long in 1987.
LAGOP defends Rep. Abraham, cites his father's death in slam vs. LA DEMS, Edwards
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The Louisiana Republican Party through its Chairman, Roger Villere slammed Governor John Bel Edwards, the Louisiana Democratic Party and Gumbo PAC for an email that was sent out by the Democrats bashing Congressman Ralph Abraham. Below is the LAGOP response and the original email by the Democrats
TWITTER: Trump offers US Senator David Vitter's wife, Wendy, US District Court Judge spot
Written by Bayoubuzz Staff
As posted on twitter, the White House has offered Wendy Vitter, the wife of former US Senator David Vitter, a lifetime post as US Federal District Court Judge.
Louisiana Fiscal Cliff, Cuts or Taxes: Two perspectives
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The "Fiscal Cliff" is upon us and is making news throughout the state as once again, Louisiana is looking at a roughly one billion dollar hole, if not much more.
How will the state solve the fiscal problem remains to be seen. Below are two perspectives, one from the conservative organization, Pelican Post and the second from Louisiana Budget Project.
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Louisiana US Senators Cassidy and Kennedy's popularity rank; 11 Dems vulnerable
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US SENATOR APPROVALS
Morning Consult has issued its "definitive" US Senate approval rankings revealing the popularity of the 100 US Senators within their own respective states.
Lt. Governor Nungesser’s new state brand--Louisiana: Feed Your Soul
Written by Bayoubuzz Staff
Louisiana is a state loaded with people who live through by their passions. Now. a new brand for the state permeates to its soul.
Louisiana Dems fear $2.4B loss as Governor Edwards reveals doomsday budget
Written by Bayoubuzz Staff
Today, Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards released his $25.3 billion “doomsday” Louisiana operating budget outlining the worse case scenario for the upcoming budget year. The budget would devastate health services and sharply cut into the TOPS program. After the budget was released, the Democrats released a statement concerned about what they call $2.4 billion dollars in cuts.
Edwards wants the Republican-controlled legislature to pass a replacement tax package.
No new day as Sen. Kennedy soft on Trump, McConnell on shutdown credibility
Written by Stephen Sabludowsky
We need to know where Louisiana’s US Senator John Kennedy stands on President Donald Trump and on the issues in Congress, specifically, now, the government shut down.
Today, once again on CNN’s New Day, the freshman US Senator was asked about the shutdown.
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