PAR in The News: 2008

12.31.08 Louisiana income tax cut will fatten paychecks Forbes

12.29.08 Much ado about something Business Report

12.22.08 State looks for federal Medicaid waiver Independent Weekly

12.22.08 Stormy fiscal waters NOLA Gambit

12.19.08 NY Times highlights Louisiana's reversal of fortunes Business Report

12.18.08 For Louisiana, bons temps proved all too brief The New York Times

12.18.08 Editorial: Higher ed cuts shortsighted Shreveport Times

12.17.08 Health secretary pushes hard for health care reform Times Picayune

12.17.08 Gulf Watch: Katrina and Rita recovery challenges still remain Facing South

12.17.08 Budget deficit looks to be Jindal's first big test as governor KSLA News

12.17.08 Louisiana faces $2 billion in red link in 2009 Advocate

12.16.08 A blueprint for the future Business Report

12.16.08 Fighting the wrong ideas Houma Today

12.16.08 Officials not surprised by budget shortfall The News Star

12.15.08 Report: Katrina, Rita challenges still remain Independent Weekly

12.14.08 Vote set on plan for care of poor Advocate

12.14.08 Briefing book: Health plan attacked Times Picayune

12.10.08 Our view: Bureaucracy is hindering Louisiana recovery The Town Talk

11.30.08 Restructuring health care for La. uninsured Advocate

11.23.08 Coming for 2009: Effects of three new constitutional amendments American Press

11.19.08 Beyond tweaking? Times Picayune

11.16.08 Political Horizons: Budget cuts in store for Louisiana Advocate

11.16.08 Moving out of state Advocate

11.15.08 Bossier City adjusts for open meetings rules Shreveport Times

11.14.08 Standardized tests assault misguided American Press

11.12.08 Piecing it together Independent Weekly

11.09.08 Our view: Amendments news mixed Advocate

11.06.08 Four of seven amendments defeated in La. Times Picayune

11.04.08 Officials brace for historic turnout Daily World

11.04.08 Post-mortem fact check NOLA Gambit

11.03.08 Jindal pushes for better busines climate NO City Business

11.02.08 Seven proposed amendments on ballot Cleveland.com

11.02.08 Sample ballot Daily World

10.31.08 Amendments address property issues, public investments Houma Today

10.30.08 State warns of lean year ahead Times Picayune

10.29.08 School accountability programs under fire Advocate

10.29.08 Changes address officials' roles Daily Comet

10.27.08 PJAL endorses Amendment 4 at meeting Daily Leader

10.27.08 Constitutional amendment to benefit area parish governments Shreveport Times

10.23.08 Stop unnecessary amendments Daily Advertiser

10.23.08 Our view: Change the future today, vote early The Town Talk

10.23.08 Voters to decide if investing allowed Times Picayune

10.22.08 Amendment shares oil revenue Times Picayune

10.22.08 Amendment 5 merits approval American Press

10.22.08 Proposition No. 6 would reverse changes on expropriated property The Town Talk

10.21.08 When you vote, look for constitutional amendments WAFB

10.21.08 Amendments linked to voter mistrust Times Picayune

10.21.08 Constitution changes going to voters Times Picayune

10.21.08 Ballot propositions NOLA Gambit

10.21.08 Groups critical of trivial changes Advocate

10.20.08 Early voting starts Tuesday Advocate

10.20.08 Early voting begins Tuesday Daily World

10.20.08 Council urges support for amendment Daily World

10.18.08 Proposal may increase severance tax returns The Town Talk

10.16.08 Our views: Constitution faces change Advocate

10.15.08 Amendment addresses issue of deployed legislators The Daily Iberian

10.08.08 Plan would send magnet scores to home schools Advocate

10.03.08 Louisiana Family Forum makes changes to judicial voting guide Business Report

10.01.08 BESE to take up EBR decision Advocate

09.28.08 Briefing Book: News and views from the Louisiana capitol Times Picayune

09.28.08 Politics for Sept. 28, 2008 Advocate

09.20.08 State officials in line for big pay raises The Oregonian

09.06.08 Public records should be just that Shreveport Times

08.29.08 New Orleans remembers Katrina, awaits Gustav Wall Street Journal

08.24.08 Business honors for August 24, 2008 Advocate

08.17.08 Jazz and razz Times Picayune

08.17.08 News and views from the Louisiana capitol Times Picayune

08.16.08 Watchdog group wins national awards Shreveport Times

08.15.08 Nobody around to enforce Jindal ethics laws Shreveport Times

08.14.08 A raft of new state laws take effect today Times Picayune

08.13.08 Letter: NGO funding reform not finished Advocate

07.29.08 Opinion: Gov. Jindal's veto critera flawed Advocate

07.21.08 Lawmakers' ire imperils progress Daily Advertiser

07.20.08 The rules of lawmaking Times Picayune

07.20.08 Jindal: Totally committed to ambivalence Times Picayune

07.18.08 If you veto one, then veto them all Houma Today

07.18.08 Jindal's vetoes of 'hot button issues' altering his image Times Picayune

07.18.08 Our views: Don't stop with vetoes Advocate

07.16.08 Two-thirds of lawmakers' pet projects still funded Times Picayune

07.15.08 No givesies backsies Business Report

07.15.08 'Pork' pulled from budget Advocate

07.13.08 Port of New Orleans still searching for funding Times Picayune

07.12.08 Ethics help wanted American Press

07.09.08 Governor's office ranks last in transparency WDSU

07.08.08 Board member recusal bill signed Times Picayune

07.07.08 Ethics laws still need some work Shreveport Times

07.03.08 Seven changes await voters on ballot Times Picayune

07.03.08 Ethics board exodus American Press

07.02.08 The death march is halted Independent Weekly

07.01.08 Commentary: A long way to go NOLA Gambit

07.01.08 Bye-bye, Big Charity PBS

06.30.08 Our views: Push for more openness Advocate

06.29.08 Our views: Making mark in the budget Advocate

06.28.08 Supporters question his no-veto decision Daily Advertiser

06.27.08 Session 'humdrum' if raise issue died, observers say Shreveport Times

06.27.08 For many bills, Jindal keeps cap on pen Times Picayune

06.27.08 PAR issues blistering critique of legislators, governor WRNO

06.25.08 PAR report says session low on reform, high on pay Advocate

06.25.08 Budget doesn't break pattern of pet projects The News Star

06.25.08 Jindal unfazed by pay raise critics Times Picayune

06.25.08 Lawmakers fund $55 million in pet projects Times Picayune

06.24.08 Legislators raise pay, and a governor pays the price The New York Times

06.24.08 Legislators show independent streak Advocate

06.23.08 Tax cut headed our way American Press

06.19.08 Debate continues over Jindal's ethics changes Daily Leader

06.19.08 Aloof style blocks Jindal from debate Advocate

06.17.08 A marathon, not a sprint NOLA Gambit

06.16.08 Analysis: Louisiana more dependent on oil, gas Shreveport Times

06.13.08 Groups urge legislators to drop plan Advocate

06.13.08 Citizens should speak out against excessive pay raise Business Report

06.13.08 House to debate pay raise Daily World

06.13.08 Legislative pay raise up for vote today Shreveport Times

06.13.08 Lawmakers in La. may give selves $33,900 raise The Town Talk

06.11.08 Senators vote to raise their own pay Houma Today

06.10.08 Senate OKs income tax 38-0; now goes to Jindal Times Picayune

06.10.08 House passes tuition increase for Nicholls, Fletcher Houma Today

06.10.08 Our view: Business-like plan aimed at smart choices The Town Talk

06.10.08 House approves tuition increase Advocate

06.09.08 Money should go toward state priorities Houma Today

06.09.08 House reverses field; backs tuition hike WWLTV

06.09.08 PAR supports tuition increases Business Report

06.09.08 PAR: Pull tuition-setting power from lawmakers City Business

06.09.08 Debate likely over competing outlay bills Advocate

06.08.08 Our views: Stelly change is a problem Advocate

06.08.08 Legislative revolt under way Advocate

06.05.08 Louisiana watchdog issues capital outlay projects recommendations Bayou Buzz

06.05.08 PAR outlines capital outlay reform Business Report

06.04.08 New report finds progress in Gulf communities Watertown Daily Times

06.04.08 Guns, taxes on tap in House today Shreveport Times

06.03.08 Timing means everything The Ouachita Citizen

06.03.08 Study: Pace of hurricane recovery accelerating City Business

06.02.08 Some ethics reforms need adjustments Shreveport Times

06.01.08 Watchdog group opposes income tax cut Times Picayune

05.31.08 PAR opposes income-tax break Advocate

05.30.08 PAR criticizes proposed tax cuts City Business

05.29.08 Senate backs bill that redefines who's a 'lobbyist' Advocate

05.25.08 Legislature tweaking new ethics laws Shreveport Times

05.22.08 Our views: Open debate on ethics bills Advocate

05.21.08 Kostelka: No hidden agenda in revised ethics standard Advocate

05.20.08 Watchdog: State spending transparency needs improvement American Press

05.18.08 Scrap records exception for governor, start over American Press

05.18.08 Ethics board warned Jindal Advocate

05.16.08 La. Ethics Board lacks tools, official says Shreveport Times

05.14.08 PAR wants citizen access to naked truth American Press

05.13.08 Ethics bill altered, passed in House Advocate

05.12.08 We all deserve open access to state contracts City Business

05.11.08 Our Views: Keep ethics code tough Advocate

05.07.08 Stonewall Jindal Independent Weekly

05.07.08 More Louisiana government transparency needed Bayou Buzz

05.06.08 A question of campaign ethics WWLTV

05.04.08 Confidence in change is lost Houma Today

05.04.08 Give ethics laws chance to work American Press

05.01.08 PAR criticizes Jindal's ethics reform Independent Weekly

04.27.08 Ethics changes called into question Times Picayune

04.27.08 Political Horizons: Reform may need reforming Advocate

04.17.08 Make 'bundling' part of ethics reform American Press

04.14.08 Briefing Book: Current affairs Times Picayune

04.11.08 Our Views: Process not transparent Advocate

04.06.08 Business Briefs: PAR Luncheon Advocate

04.04.08 An Unpopular Cause Gambit Weekly

04.04.08 Ambrose doesn't make cut Advocate

03.05.08 Changing course: Technical colleges in transition Daily Advertiser

03.30.08 Political writer will talk at conference Advocate

03.30.08 Is Jindal's honeymoon over? Advocate

03.30.08 Jindal donor got first contract Advocate

03.22.08 48 constitutional bills offered Times Picayune

03.21.08 Editorial: Surplus spending mostly hits the mark Shreveport Times

03.06.08 CABL, PAR leaders report on special sessions The News Star

03.05.08 Ethics reform: How will it be funded? Daily Advertiser

03.03.08 Officials look at real cost of implementation Advocate

03.02.08 Ethics session redux: Good, bad, ugly The News Star

02.28.08 Watchdogs praise most ethics work Advocate

02.28.08 Editorial: Ethics session moves state in right direction Shreveport Times

02.26.08 The business behind ethics Business Report

02.26.08 Gold standard ethics plan not reached Daily Advertiser

02.26.08 Measure of oversight out from Ethics Board News Star

02.26.08 Don't Gut Ethics Board Gambit Weekly

02.21.08 Groups tell Jindal to put breaks on ethics bill Houma Today

02.21.08 Our Views: Take time on board change Advocate

02.20.08 Legislative briefs: PAR releases guide to new Legislature Advocate

02.20.08 Opinion Letter: Bill would be ethics step back Advocate

02.19.08 Ethics board revamp is serious business Times Picayune

02.19.08 Groups oppose ethics bill Advocate

02.19.08 Watchdogs oppose ethics proposal Times Picayune

02.19.08 Editorial: A reform that needs more work Shreveport Times

02.19.08 Scrap Ethics Board revamp American Press

02.19.08 In the Rearview Mirror Gambit Weekly

02.18.08 Panel OKs open meetings law changes Daily Advertiser

02.18.08 Watchdog groups oppose bill to change ethics board oversight Times Picayune

02.18.08 PAR wants ethics board reorganization slowed City Business

02.05.08 Retired officials' benefit released The Advocate

01.27.08 Archive of Senate sessions planned The Advocate

01.26.08 Promising Competence National Journal

01.08.08 Report calls for greater visibility Times Picayune

01.08.08 Insurance rating group was a hindrance Daily Advertiser

01.02.08 Stormy Tenure Times Picayune

 

 

 

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