Retirement Systems– Do You Get What You Pay For?
Minor Reforms to State Plans Are Best Option for Taxpayers
Recent Stories
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Jindal Administration Decisions are Jeopardizing Access to Health Care
In 2012, there are more people living in poverty in Louisiana without access to health care.
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CRISIS Convergence
Budget Cuts in Education and Health Care are because of Exploding Tax Exemptions
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Follow The Money: Profits Over People
Heated rhetoric has clearly distorted the story line in Louisiana.
Views From Around the State
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Face the Facts: Louisiana is a state with too many poor people
Louisiana is the second poorest state in the country, according to the newly released Census Bureau data.
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How have the budget cuts affected you?
In the coming weeks Louisiana Progress will feature stories of individuals and groups that have been severely affected by Louisiana’s recent budget cuts.
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@LAprogress Asks:
What Would You Like to See Change in Louisiana?
More from Louisiana Progress
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Educational Chaos: Do It fast or Do It Right
Posted on 08/09/2012 | No CommentsAs nearly 700,000 Louisiana children head back to traditional public schools, charter schools, voucher schools and new on-line schools, the key question is how to provide high quality education for... -
Health Care Crisis
Posted on 08/01/2012 | No CommentsCircumventing the Legislature! What is the Governor hiding? -
Voucher Accountability: From Bad to Worse
Posted on 07/24/2012 | 1 CommentAn open letter to the BESE Board from Dr. Melissa Flournoy -
Transforming Education: Improving Outcomes for Children
Posted on 07/13/2012 | No CommentsQuality education is a public good that benefits all of us. Louisiana needs well educated citizens with the skills and opportunities to be successful in the world of work -
Incarceration as Job Creation
Posted on 06/22/2012 | No CommentsThis is themost glaring example of how our prison policies have failed. It showcases how the mass incarceration as a form of job creation creates a long-term crisis by trying to create a short-term solution. -
Louisiana: State of Inequity
Posted on 06/15/2012 | No CommentsAn Analysis of the Gender-Based Wage Gap, Policy Proposals, and the Economic Security of Louisiana’s Families