Former IRS chief: Can’t say how targeting happened
The man who led the Internal Revenue Service when it was giving extra scrutiny to tea party and other conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status told Congress today that he knew little about what...
View ArticleSenators hear from public on next year’s budget
People who rely on the state for health care and educational programs traveled to the Louisiana Capitol to ask senators to pay for those services in next year's budget.
View ArticleCentralized debt collection a work in progress
Lawmakers looking to boost dollars for state expenses are trying to reach a compromise to centralize and toughen debt collection efforts, with estimates that the move could drum up $200 million over...
View ArticleLa. bill raising restaurant permit fines nears passage
Restaurants and other establishments that sell food would pay increased permitting fines to the state to cover improved food inspection services from the Office of Public Health, under a bill that...
View ArticleSenators rework $25B budget, reverse House cuts
The Senate's budget-writing committee has taken its turn at next year's $25 billion spending plan, adding $350 million in state dollars to reverse many cuts sought by the House.
View ArticleFiscal hawk budget bills hit roadblocks in La. Senate
Senators had a mixed reaction yesterday to proposals sought by conservative House lawmakers to rewrite the laws for how Louisiana estimates and spends its money and how the state's annual operating...
View ArticleSebelius faces lawmakers anew on health care law
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is returning to Capitol Hill for a fresh interrogation on the health care law, this time from senators with growing concerns about President Barack...
View ArticleSmall businesses in limbo again on tax breaks
Small businesses are in limbo as they wait for Congress to make decisions that could save them a lot of money.
View ArticleSupporters seek new angle to limit payday lending
Now that lawmakers have shot down efforts to cap annual interest rates for payday loans, supporters for stricter regulations of the storefront lenders are rallying behind another strategy.
View ArticleBill to cap payday loans advancing in the Senate
Senators have advanced a proposal that would limit the number of payday loans a borrower can take out annually.
View ArticleAt least $155M in gaps identified in House-approved budget
Louisiana's state senators were told Monday that the House version of next year's budget is short at least $155 million in identified needs, with holes mainly in public health care services for the...
View ArticleSenators refuse to charge Jindal’s office for travel costs
Senators have rejected a plan approved by House lawmakers that would have Gov. Bobby Jindal's office pay his security detail costs for his extensive out-of-state travel, rather than the state police.
View ArticleSenators close health care gaps in next year’s budget
Senators crafted a new version of next year's $24 billion budget proposal Thursday, using dollars anticipated from a cigarette tax hike and increased fees on car buyers to stop deep cuts to public...
View ArticleLa. bill raising restaurant permit fines nears passage
Restaurants and other establishments that sell food would pay increased permitting fines to the state to cover improved food inspection services from the Office of Public Health, under a bill that...
View ArticleSenators rework $25B budget, reverse House cuts
The Senate's budget-writing committee has taken its turn at next year's $25 billion spending plan, adding $350 million in state dollars to reverse many cuts sought by the House.
View ArticleFiscal hawk budget bills hit roadblocks in La. Senate
Senators had a mixed reaction yesterday to proposals sought by conservative House lawmakers to rewrite the laws for how Louisiana estimates and spends its money and how the state's annual operating...
View ArticleSebelius faces lawmakers anew on health care law
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is returning to Capitol Hill for a fresh interrogation on the health care law, this time from senators with growing concerns about President Barack...
View ArticleSmall businesses in limbo again on tax breaks
Small businesses are in limbo as they wait for Congress to make decisions that could save them a lot of money.
View ArticleSupporters seek new angle to limit payday lending
Now that lawmakers have shot down efforts to cap annual interest rates for payday loans, supporters for stricter regulations of the storefront lenders are rallying behind another strategy.
View ArticleBill to cap payday loans advancing in the Senate
Senators have advanced a proposal that would limit the number of payday loans a borrower can take out annually.
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