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Voters also rejected amendments to increase levee districts taxing authority, and allow lawmakers to tap into larger portion dedicated funds to address mid-year budget deficits.
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Voters have rejected an amendment to the state constitution that would have allowed industry to negotiate tax rates with local municipalities.Amendment 5…
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A coalition formed by clergy and public interest groups wants the state to re-examine the tax breaks it’s granting industry. The group says local property…
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A new national report has some suggestions for Louisiana lawmakers struggling to balance the state budget. The Pew Charitable Trusts found that sharing…
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Deep horizontal drilling for oil and gas is enormously expensive. The fracking process to release oil and gas from the shale reached by those deep wells...
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It was the first of many meetings on Tuesday for the Sales Tax Streamlining and Modernization Commission, led by Representative Julie Stokes.
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Federal taxes are due next week. Loyola University law students are helping people make that filing deadline.The Volunteer Tax Assistance Program is open…
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Have you noticed you don’t see “inventory reduction” sales regularly, like you used to? That’s because of Louisiana’s business inventory tax credit, put...
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Should Louisiana repeal its 20-year-old severance tax exemption for horizontal wells? LSU economist Jim Richardson believes the time for that particular...
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At the state capitol, it seems like everybody is talking about Grover. No, not Sesame Street’s Grover. They’re talking about Grover Norquist, the...