SpaceX: Louisiana’s Blueprint for Exponential Business Growth
SpaceX may have given Louisiana more than a transformational investment. It may have given us a blueprint. When attracting the project mattered enough, Louisiana demonstrated its willingness to reconsider taxes, remove regulatory obstacles, coordinate government...
Surprise! LAGOP Endorsements Are Political
The Louisiana Republican Party has endorsed three candidates for two congressional seats, including two Republicans running against each other in District 6. Naturally, everyone is upset. The latest round of consternation began with the party’s endorsement of...
StateLens: A NewLouisiana Solution Goes National
Several years ago, I realized that keeping up with the legislature would require more than a shared Google Sheet. A spreadsheet doesn’t notice when a bill changes, and that’s a big problem. But, like so many other grassroots organizations that try to keep...
Report Card for Superintendent Cade Brumley
by Rep. Charles “Chuck” Owen About six years ago, Louisiana was looking for a new Superintendent of Education. The State’s rankings were poor at the time, and things had not been going in the right direction for a long time. How we got to that low...
Stewart Cathey’s Bureaucratic Tax Machine
There are two ways to raise taxes. The first is the traditional way. A legislator introduces a tax bill. It receives committee hearings. Members debate it. They cast their votes. Then they return home and explain those votes to the people who elected them. Sen....
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