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PAR in the News: 2005
11.19.05 Briefing Book Times-Picayune
12.04.05 Some say session presents chance to reshape government Shreveport Times
11.28.05 'Heavy lifting' lies ahead for state recovery effort Alexandria Town Talk
11.24.05 State faces more financial strife, treasurer reports The Daily Advertiser
11.23.05 Criticized Levee Boards Survive in Louisiana The New York Times
11.23.05 Internet access to records vital The Advocate
11.23.05 Another special session still an option Shreveport Times
11.22.05 La. lawmakers rebalance hard-hit budget Boston Globe
11.22.05 Rainy day fund needs protecting Shreveport Times
11.19.05 Area levee boards merger is still alive Times-Picayune
11.18.05 School reform vital in New Orleans The Advocate
11.17.05 PAR proposes goals for N.O. school takeover The Advocate
11.17.05 PAR: Charter reforms only first step Biz
11.17.05 Power Shifting with Population in Post-Katrina Louisiana Los Angeles Times
11.14.05 Katrina to redraw region's political picture Times-Picayune
11.07.05 Louisiana Lawmakers Tackle Hurricane Issues NPR
11.05.05 Blanco plan on disclosing contracts takes heat Times-Picayune
11.02.05 Blanco wants officials to report recovery contracts The Advocate
10.30.05 News and Views from the Louisiana Capital Times-Picayune
10.26.05 Parish TV ad deal is panned Times-Picayune
10.24.05 Recovery needs strong oversight The Advocate
10.11.05 Blanco cool to Nagin’s casino solution Alexandria Town Talk
10.10.05 Lawmakers worry about coordination of disaster aid spending Times-Picayune
10.06.05 PAR urges safeguards for aid The Advocate
10.04.05 Role of Private Contractors in Katrina Relief The News Hour with Jim Lehrer
09.27.05 City-to-city program offers expertise, help Shreveport Times
09.21.05 Calif. cities 'adopting' Gulf cities for rebuilding The Advocate
09.21.05 Palo Alto pushes Hurricane Katrina city adoption idea New Orleans City Business
09.21.05 Critical challenge: Funding the state response to Katrina The Advertiser
09.20.05 Big questions face Louisiana The Advocate
09.14.05 PAR: Storm adds issues on economy The Advocate
08.28.05 Inspector general online to clean up The News Star
08.27.05 Sugar mill deal just sweet talk for now Times-Picayune
08.22.05 Blanco's copter trips get scrutiny Times-Picayune
08.21.05 Louisiana trails nation in lobbyist law The News Star08.19.05 Few spend time filing lobbyist forms Times-Picayune
08.16.05 PAR wins two high honors Gambit Weekly
08.15.05 AP Interview: Sen. says he'll keep up retirement fight Times-Picayune
08.15.05 229 new state laws go into effect today Times-Picayune
08.08.05 Schools improve; long road ahead The Advocate
08.07.05 Watchdog group wins a pair of awards Times-Picayune
08.02.05 Louisiana Watchdog Group PAR Gets Honors Bayou Buzz
07.28.05 Blanco health reform faltering? Daily Review
07.28.05 Disclosure rules do not protect rights of public The Daily Advertiser
07.25.05 Disclosure laws in La. too weak American Press
07.24.05 Closing the book Times-Picayune
07.18.05 La. legislators disclose profits The Advocate
07.14.05 Report: School System Maintaining Desegregation Agreement WAFB-TV
07.13.05 Study: Desegregation on track, more to do The Advocate
07.08.05 PAR head gives report on legislative session The News Star
07.07.05 Louisiana's murky 'glass pockets' law draws fire The News Star
07.07.05 Good inaction on assessment The Advocate
07.06.05 Legislators often get government agency money Times-Picayune
07.03.05 Wasteful cash for legislators The Advocate
06.26.05 Session's report card depends on who's grading Shreveport Times
06.26.05 Stelly reform survives year The Advocate
06.25.05 Five constitutional changes face voters in November 2006 Times-Picayune
06.24.05 Legislative session adjourns after lawmakers complete the budget Times-Picayune
06.20.05 Legislators hand Blanco defeats in current session The Advocate
06.16.05 Louisiana Voters Get Scoop On Legislature 2005 Bayou Buzz
06.13.05 Inspector General needs computer specialists The Advocate
06.09.05 Jeff cancels revenue-idea contract The Times-Picayune
06.08.05 State GOP party confuses politics with governance The Advocate
06.07.05 Preserve fund for rainy days The Advocate
06.06.05 Taxing debate: appointed or elected assessors The Times-Picayune
06.06.05 Piling pork in the budget The Advocate
06.05.05 Insurance agency's travel excessive American Press
06.05.05 Motives for electing tax panel seem clear The Times-Picayune
06.03.05 PAR disputes need for boost in cigarette tax The Advocate
06.03.05 Offering cut of revenue for ideas criticized The Times-Picayune
06.03.05 Watchdog group questions need for cigarette tax increase The Times-Picayune
06.01.05 Opinion: Rainy Day Fund bill proposes a dangerous change The Daily Advertiser
05.31.05 Blanco backs ethics...for others The Times-Picayune
05.28.05 Don't mess with fund set for tough time Alexandria Town Talk
05.27.05 Drunken sailors seize the ship of state The Times-Picayune
05.25.05 Plan would alter tax exemptions American Press
05.25.05 Spending bills filled with lawmakers' local projects The Times-Picayune
05.25.05 When Louisiana rains it pours Bayou Buzz
05.25.05 PAR attacks bid to use Rainy Day Fund for budget now The Advocate
05.23.05 Bill would let lawmakers tap into "rainy day" fund The Times-Picayune
05.23.05 Cool passions on revenue The Advocate
05.23.05 New money may create problems for tax proposals The Advocate
05.20.05 Eye on Tax Dollars: Are insurance department employees taking too many expensive trips? (Video)WWL-TV, New Orleans
05.19.05 PAR: Spending spree risky with extra funds The Advocate05.19.05 PAR Says: Follow Louisiana Constitution on revenue windfall Bayou Buzz
05.19.05 PAR urges lawmakers to use care with windfall Biz
05.10.05 Stelly Plan change deferred by panel The Times-Picayune
05.08.05 Bills tackle retirement shortfall The Advocate
05.08.05 Trim benefits of state plans The Advocate
05.06.05 Employment reform bill small step toward needed bigger reforms Daily World
05.05.05 Measure to change contracts defeated The Town Talk
05.04.05 Council: Don't undermine fair property valuations The Advocate
05.04.05 PAR: Legislation, property taxes and assessments Bayou Buzz
05.02.05 Capitol Politics: 'Queen B' ready to cut support to tax critics CityBusiness
05.01.05 PAR 55th annual luncheon The Advocate
05.01.05 Fiscal-plus-five faces its test The Advocate
04.27.05 Weakness of state public disclosure laws emphasized The Daily Advertiser
04.27.05 Tax cut would aid the noisy well-off, hurt silent needy The Advocate
04.25.05 Stelly is doing just fine The Times-Picayune
04.24.05 Contentious Session Shaping Up Shreveport Times
04.24.05 Lawmakers face more than just money issues at session The Daily Advertiser
04.20.05 PAR defends attacks on Stelly Plan Biz
04.15.05 Officials look for ways to tap into 'rainy day fund' The Daily Advertiser
04.12.05 La. cigarette tax may rise by 50 cents to help education The Town Talk
04.02.05 WAFB Viewpoint WAFB
04.01.05 Senators hear ways to change 'rainy day' trust fund The Times-Picayune
03.30.05 Rainy day isn't easy answer The News Star
03.30.05 Keep cap tight on Louisiana's Rainy-Day Fund Daily Advertiser
03.30.05 Don't tap state's rainy-day fund American Press
03.27.05 Start reforms on retirement The Advocate
03.25.05 Taxpayers bear the burden of state's empty promises Jennings Daily News
03.24.05 PAR's warning: retirement plans will bankrupt Ouachita Citizen
03.23.05 Get going on pension reform Shreveport Times
03.23.05 Public record exemption can be too broad American Press
03.23.05 PAR urges major reform of state's pension system Daily Advertiser
03.23.05 PAR's warning: retirement plans will bankrupt state Concordia Sentinel
03.22.05 Rainy-day fund should be off-limits now The Town Talk
03.22.05 Put emphasis on retirement The News Star
03.21.05 Don't change cap on Rainy Day Fund The Advocate
03.21.05 Lawmakers not keen on tax proposals The News Star
03.21.05 Keep state on path to fiscal confidence Houma Courier
03.20.05 Tick...tick...tick... The Times-Picayune
03.20 .05 Rainy-day fund good right where it is The Advocate
03.20.05 JOHN HILL: 'Cash poor' state begins kicking around options Shreveport Times
03.19.05 Sunshine Week: Knowledge helps public's search The News Star
03.18.05 Sunshine Week: Laws, resources keep citizens in the loop The News Star
03.17.05 PAR opposes diverting rainy day fund Daily Star
03.17.05 Put La. pension system on sound footing Houma Courier
03.16.05 Governor names inspector general The Times-Picayune
03.15.05 Dismantle Odom's Empire Gambit Weekly
03.15.05 State's retirement systems called 'a ticking time bomb' The Times-Picayune
03.15.05 PAR suggests consolidating state's pension management The Advocate
03.15.05 PAR proposes revisions in state retirement systems The Town Talk
03.14.05 State worker retirement plan in trouble WAFB
03.14.05 PAR: State can only cover 60% of retiree benefits Biz
03.14.05 More La. records hidden The Advocate
02.25.05 Looser ethics law on hiring sought The Times-Picayune
02.24.05 Citizens have right to stay informed The News Star
02.16.05 Protect office of inspector general The Daily Advertiser
02.15.05 Strengthen IG office Business Report
02.08.05 Problem reports stalled: watchdog agency awaits new leader The Advocate
02.07.05 Capitol Politics: Corruption survey could spur food fight over free lunches CityBusiness
02.06.05 Tax-bill issues require caution The Advocate
02.06.05 We need every watchdog we can get The Advocate
02.04.05 Our ethics don't quite live up to our laws Times-Picayune
02.03.05 Blanco to name inspector general 'quickly' The Times-Picayune
02.02.05 Groups wants Blanco to change position of inspector general The Times-Picayune
02.02.05 Independence sought for Inspector General The Advocate
02.02.05 PAR pushes for governor to create Louisiana watchdog position in law KLFY
02.01.05 Ethics chief sounds off on loopholes The Times-Picayune
02.01.05 Two big challenges face the state ethics program The Advocate
01.31.05 Veil of secrecy partially lifted off university booster groups The Advocate
01.26.05 Ethics rules should be tightened Alexandria Town Talk
01.25.05 From the cheap seats, pols looking bad The Times-Picayune
01.23.05 Time for whole new ballgame, ethicswise Shreveport Times
01.21.05 State lawmakers blast cheap seats The Times-Picayune
01.21.05 PAR Says Don't Weaken Louisiana Ethics Laws Bayou Buzz
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