Louisiana Budget Project

LA Budget Featured at Lunch with the League

webmaster — Wed, 16 May 2012 17:09:00 +0000

Louisiana Budget Project Director Jan Moller will be one of the featured panelists Thursday at the monthly luncheon hosted by League of Women Voters of Baton Rouge. The discussion will center on the effects of tax cuts, exemptions and rebates … Read more...

Creating a Health Insurance Exchange is Right Choice for Louisiana

webmaster — Thu, 10 May 2012 22:43:00 +0000

A report making the rounds this week gave several reasons – all of them misleading – for why Louisiana should not try to set up a competitive marketplace for health insurance. But a new fact sheet from the Louisiana Budget … Read more...

The Case for Need-based College Aid

webmaster — Wed, 09 May 2012 20:48:49 +0000

By: Tim Mathis

A new fact-sheet on state financial aid programs released this week by the Brookings Institution paints a sobering picture for low-income Louisiana college students by confirming what we already knew: Louisiana does not provide nearly enough support … Read more...

LBP Releases Payday Lending Fact Sheet

webmaster — Fri, 04 May 2012 14:46:46 +0000

Louisiana Allows Lenders to Charge up to 1,043% APR

LBP releases a payday lending fact sheet with key statistics about the impact of predatory lending on working families. Louisiana has one of the highest concentrations of payday lenders in the … Read more...

Revenue Estimating Conference: LBP Breaks Down the Numbers

webmaster — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 19:38:46 +0000

By Jan Moller

The sullen look on Rep. Jim Fannin’s face on Tuesday evening told the story better than the numbers ever could.

Fannin, the chairman of the budget-writing House Appropriations Committee, offered little except shoulder shrugs and gallows humor … Read more...

Commentary: LA’s High Incarceration Rate Drives Costs, Privatizing Prisons Doesn’t Solve Problem

webmaster — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 19:27:25 +0000

Privatizing a state-run prison in Avoyelles Parish might save the state some money, but it would come at a steep cost to state workers and public safety, according to a new commentary by the Louisiana Budget Project. Still, the Legislature … Read more...

Press conference against changes to the retirement plan

webmaster — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 15:52:10 +0000

LBP’s Jan Moller speaks against the proposed retirement plan at the Capitol.

Watch a clip from WAFB or read an article from The Advocate.

The Reminder of Tax Day

webmaster — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 15:13:33 +0000

By Jan Moller

With the April 17 tax deadline looming, it’s a good time look not just at what we pay to the government each year but what we all get in return. Because while no one especially enjoys paying … Read more...

Statement: Gov. Jindal’s “Cash Balance” Retirement Plan

webmaster — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 17:08:20 +0000

Today’s analysis of Gov. Bobby Jindal’s “cash balance” plan shows that there is no need to switch to a new retirement system for future teachers and state employees. The analysis showed that the new system would add to the state’s … Read more...

Report: Louisiana Taxes Working-Poor Further Into Poverty

webmaster — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 20:40:46 +0000

(Baton Rouge – April 4, 2012) While most other states exempt working-poor families from the income tax, Louisiana is one of a small number of states that continue to levy an income tax on working families living in poverty. By … Read more...