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The following are PAR's publications since 1987, organized by subject area. To order a hard copy of any publication
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BOND RATING
BUDGET, STATE
BUDGET AND FISCAL REFORMS
CAMPAIGN FINANCE
CONSTITUTION
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
DEBT, STATE
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
EDUCATION, ACCOUNTABILITY
EDUCATION, HIGHER
EDUCATION, K-12
EDUCATION, VO-TECH
ELECTIONS
ETHICS
EXECUTIVE BRANCH
FORCED HEIRSHIP
GAMBLING
HEALTH CARE POLICY
HOME RULE
HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION
INITIATIVE
JUDICIARY
LABOR
LEGISLATURE
LIBRARIES
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
LOTTERY
MINERAL REVENUES
NEW ORLEANS
OPEN MEETINGS AND PUBLIC RECORDS
OPEN PRIMARY
PERSONNEL
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
REAPPORTIONMENT
RECOVERY
RETIREMENT
SPENDING, GOVERNMENT
STATE EMPLOYMENT
STATE GOVERNMENT
SURPLUS AND NONRECURRING FUNDS
TAXES AND FEES
TERM LIMITS
TOBACCO SETTLEMENT
TOURISM
TRANSPORTATION
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE
WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES
WORKERS' COMPENSATION
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BOND RATING
- 1994 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Louisiana Recovery
District, October 1, 1994
- PARticles Vol. 1, No. 2--Summary of PAR Commentaries: Wall Street
Views Louisiana (December 26, 1990); March 1991
- Borrowing for Cash Flow (Louisiana Recovery District,) Legislative
Bulletin, Vol. 35, No. 5, June 1, 1987
BUDGET, STATE
- On the Health Record: Creating an Open Process to Prepare Louisiana for National Reforms, June 2010
- State and Local Revenue and Spending: How Louisiana Compares Post-Katrina, April 2010
- Don't raid the funds, PAR says, April 2010
- Working Toward a Client-Centered and Cost-Effective Approach to Medicaid Long-Term Care for the Elderly, April 2010
- Public Mental Health Care in Louisiana, December 2009
- Filling the Gap or Tipping the Scale? An Analysis of Louisiana’s Use of Financial Incentives to Spur Economic Development, August 2009
- Moving Highway Funding to Stable Ground, July 2009
- Short session, short on ideas, June 2009
- Delay cuts to develop plan, PAR says, June 2009
- Don't delay the REC, PAR says, May 2009
- Delaying Tax Cuts Should Be Considered, PAR Says, April 2009
- PAR Names Top Five Sunshine Solutions, March 2009
- Highway Funding: Is There a Crisis?, March 2009
- Constitutional convention only helps future budgets, PAR says, February 2009
- Assessing the Louisiana Health First Plan, December 2008
- Guide to the Proposed Consitutional Amendments, September 2008
- PAR Calls Vetoes a Good First Step, July 2008
- Session Yielded Little Reform, PAR Says, June 2008
- PAR Calls Pay Raise Absurd Proposal, June 2008
- Capital Outlay Reform Agenda for Louisiana, June 2008
- Louisiana's Captial Outlay Process, June 2008
- PAR Says Proposed Tax Cut is Shortsighted Fiscal Policy, May 2008
- Higher Education Performance Funding: Louisiana’s Options, May 2008
- PAR Says Stronger Burden of Proof Weakens Ethics Reform, April 2008
- Special Session Set Stage for Growth, PAR Says, March 2008
- Spending Federal Disaster Aid, September 2007
- Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments, September 2007
- Questioning Candidates Beyond the Platitudes, September 2007
- PAR Wraps Up 2007 Session, June 2007
- PAR Says Help Fund Local Redevelopment and Road Home, June 2007
- Higher Education Tuition and Fees: Louisiana’s Options for Keeping Pace, May 2007
- Teacher and School Employee Pay: A Strategic Approach, May 2007
- GulfGov Reports: A Year and a Half After Katrina and Rita, An Uneven Recovery , April 2007
- PAR Calls Session a Waste, December 2006
- PAR Says Delay Session, November 2006
- Reject Proposals to Issue Rebates, PAR Says, October 2006
- Guide to the Constitutional Amendments on the November 7, 2006, Ballot , October 2006
- GulfGov Reports: One Year Later, August 2006
- PAR Says Session Missed Opportunities, June 2006
- Keep Nursing Home Payments Flexible, PAR Says , June 2006
- Par Urges More Oversight for Aid Spending, June 2006
- Hurricanes and Health Care Reform, April 2006
- Municipal Bankruptcy in Perspective, April 2006
- PAR Says Keep Cuts, Save Reserves, November 2005
- Take the High Road, Not the Highways, PAR Says, Commentary, 4/8/04
- White Paper on State Finances and Taxation,
Issue Paper #2, August 2003
- 2003 Guide to the Constitutional Amendments;
Budget Stabilization Fund, August 25, 2003
- 2002 Guide to the Constitutional Amendments; Budget Adjustments, November 5, 2002
- Fiscal Decision-making: Room for Improvement,
March 2001
- Tobacco Addiction: Just Say No, Commentary, May 19, 1999
- 1999 PAR Guide to the Constitutional Amendments; Biennial State Budgeting, October 23, 1999
- Now Is Not The Time, Commentary, June 1, 1998
- The Tangled Web of State Mandates, Teacher Pay and the MFP, Legislative
Bulletin, May 20, 1998
- TIME... and TIME Again?, November, 1997
- The Addictions of Our Politicians; Commentary, May 26, 1994
- Meaningful Debt Limit Requires Strong Constitutional Provision;
Commentary, May 3, 1993
- Memo To PAR Members: Balancing the State Budget Without New Taxes:
The Deficit Elimination Plan; May 3, 1993
- Summary of PAR Press Conference on 1994 State Budget; April 21,
1993
- Memo To PAR Members: More Taxes Won't Solve the Fiscal Crisis; February
17, 1993
- 1993 Guide to the Consitutional Amendments; Feasability Studies/Spending Limit, October 16, 1993
- 1992 Guide to the Constitutional Convention Proposal; State Expenditure
Limit, Budget Reduction Authority, Capital Budget Priorities, Feasibility
Study for Capital Outlay Projects, November 3, 1992
- Proposed State Budget: More Quick Fixes; Commentary, March 12, 1992
- Limitations on Budget Cutting; Memo, July 3, 1991
- The Budget Cutting Option; Commentary, July 3, 1991
- 1990 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; State Budget
Controls, October 6, 1990
- A 3-D Session: Disappointing, Deficit Prone, Distracted, Legislative
Fiscal Irresponsibility; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 38, No. 6, July
13, 1990
- Scenario 1991: Another Big Budget Crunch; Legislative Bulletin,
Vol. 38, No. 4, May 11, 1990
- Budget Issues for Fiscal 1990-91; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 38,
No. 3, May 8, 1990
- PAR Recommendations on Unresolved Major Issues, Budgetary Reforms;
Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 38, No. 1, April 25, 1990
- 1990 Guide to the Constitutional Amendments; State Budget Controls, October 6, 1990
- 1989 Guide to the Constitutional Amendments; State Financial Procedures, April 29, 1989
- Budget (State and Capital); PAR Legislative Analysis, July 1988
- The Unique 1988-89 Recommended State Budget: "Clean, Lean and
Mean"; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 36, No. 2, May 9, 1988
- Fiscal Status: Deep Red; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 35, No. 6, June
19, 1987
- Borrowing for Cash Flow: Payable From What Anticipated Revenue?,
Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 35, No. 5, June 1, 1987
- 1983 Guide to the Constitutional Amendments; Constitutional Status for LIFE Fund, October 22, 1983
BUDGET AND FISCAL REFORMS
- On the Health Record: Creating an Open Process to Prepare Louisiana for National Reforms, June 2010
- Don't raid the funds, PAR says, April 2010
- Working Toward a Client-Centered and Cost-Effective Approach to Medicaid Long-Term Care for the Elderly, April 2010
- Moving Highway Funding to Stable Ground, July 2009
- Short session, short on ideas, June 2009
- Delay cuts to develop plan, PAR says, June 2009
- Don't delay the REC, PAR says, May 2009
- Delaying Tax Cuts Should Be Considered, PAR Says, April 2009
- PAR Says Strengthen Regents' Authority, April 2009
- Constitutional convention only helps future budgets, PAR says, February 2009
- Assessing the Louisiana Health First Plan, December 2008
- Guide to the Proposed Consitutional Amendments, September 2008
- PAR Calls Vetoes a Good First Step, July 2008
- Session Yielded Little Reform, PAR Says, June 2008
- PAR Says Allow Tuition Increases, June 2008
- Capital Outlay Reform Agenda for Louisiana, June 2008
- Louisiana's Captial Outlay Process, June 2008
- PAR Says Proposed Tax Cut is Shortsighted Fiscal Policy, May 2008
- Higher Education Performance Funding: Louisiana’s Options, May 2008
- Strengthening the Standards: A Case Study of Disaster-Related Contracting Practices in Louisiana, April 2008
- Special Session Set Stage for Growth, PAR Says, March 2008
- Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments, September 2007
- Questioning Candidates Beyond the Platitudes, September 2007
- PAR Calls Session a Waste, December 2006
- Reject Proposals to Issue Rebates, PAR Says, October 2006
- Par Urges More Oversight for Aid Spending, June 2006
- Hurricanes and Health Care Reform, April 2006
- Municipal Bankruptcy in Perspective, April 2006
- PAR Says Keep Cuts, Save Reserves, November 2005
- Take the High Road, Not the Highways, PAR Says, Commentary, 4/8/04
- Begin Business Tax Cuts, PAR Urges, Commentary, 3/1/04
- White Paper on State Finances and Taxation,
Issue Paper #2, August 2003
- 2003 PAR Guide to the Constitutional Amendments;
Wetlands Restoration Fund, Budget Stabilization Fund, August 25,
2003
- The 'Stelly Plan:" A Proposed Income/Sales
Tax Swap, September 2002
- Fiscal Decision-making: Room for Improvement,
March 2001
- 2000 PAR Guide to the Constitutional Amendments, "The Stelly
Plan," November 7, 2000
- Now Is Not The Time, Commentary, June 1, 1998
- TIME... and TIME Again?, November, 1997
- Memo to Members of the Louisiana House of Representatives: Revenue
Estimating Conference; May 9, 1995
- Reform Scorecard 1993; May 24, 1993
- Louisiana Fiscal Focus Report No. 4: Louisiana Fiscal Policies:
There Are Choices, November 1992
- PARticles Vol. 1, No. 3--Summary of PAR Commentaries: State Budget
Reforms Continue (June 5, 1991), The Budget Cutting Option (July 3,
1991); July 1991
- State Budget Reforms Continue; Commentary, June 5, 1991
- Louisiana Fiscal Focus, Report No. 1: Two Decades of Tax Instability;
April 1991
- PARticles Vol. 1, No. 1--Summary of PAR Commentaries:Amendment No.
2: State Budget Reforms Mean Huge Dollar Savings (September 26, 1990);
January 1991
- Constitutional Budget Reforms; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 38, No.
4, May 11, 1990
- PAR Recommendations on Unresolved Major Issues; Legislative Bulletin;
Budgetary Reforms, Vol. 38, No. 1, April 25, 1990
- Memo to PAR Members: Governor's Fiscal Reform Package; September
28, 1988
- Memo to Legislature: Update on Fiscal Reforms; June 5, 1987
- The 1987-88 Proposed State Budget: Abdication of Executive Responsibility;
Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 35, No. 4, May 26, 1987
- Constitutional Budget Reforms; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 35, No.
2, May 12, 1987
- Financing Louisiana's Future, PAR Special Report #1: Budget Reform
Essential To Fiscal Sanity; April 1987
CAMPAIGN FINANCE
- The Unfinished Business of Ethics Reform, January 2010
- PAR Wraps Up the Special Session on Ethics, February 2008
- PAR Announces Ethics Reform Agenda for 2007, March 2007
- PAR Says Keep Ban on Contributions During Session, April 2006
- PAR Says Keep Ban on Riverboat Campaign Contributions, Commentary,
4/30/04
- White Paper on Governmental Ethics and Constitutional
Revision, Issue Paper #4, September 2003
- Judicial Campaign Finance and Merit Selection; PAR Analysis No. 292;
July 1996
- Governmental Ethics Laws in Louisiana: Public Trust or Private Gain;
PAR Study, September 1995
- Campaign Finance; PAR Legislative Analysis, July 1988
- Campaign Finance; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 36, No. 4, May 27,
1988
- Campaign Finance Reform; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 36, No. 3, May
13, 1988
- Campaign Finances in the 1987 Governor's Race; PAR Analysis 284,
May 1, 1988
CONSTITUTION
- PAR clarifies higher ed position, September 2009
- Short session, short on ideas, June 2009
- PAR Says Strengthen Regents' Authority, April 2009
- Constitutional convention only helps future budgets, PAR says, February 2009
- Redistricting 2010: Reforming the Process of Distributing Political Power, February 2009
- Guide to the Proposed Consitutional Amendments, September 2008
- Session Yielded Little Reform, PAR Says, June 2008
- Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments, September 2007
- PAR Wraps Up 2007 Session, June 2007
- Reject Proposals to Issue Rebates, PAR Says, October 2006
- Guide to the Constitutional Amendments on the November 7, 2006, Ballot, October 2006
- Guide to the Constitutional Amendments on the September 30, 2006, Ballot, September 2006
- PAR Says Session Missed Opportunities, June 2006
- White Paper on Governmental Ethics and Constitutional
Revision, Issue Paper #4, September 2003
- 2003 PAR Guide to the Constitutional Amendments
- 2002 PAR Guide to the Constitutional Amendments
- PAR Says It's Time to Update Constitution, Commentary, May 14, 2001
- 2000 PAR Guide to the Constitutional Amendments
- 1999 PAR Guide to the Constitutional Amendments
- 1998 PAR Guide to the Constitutional Amendments
- Constitutional Reforms Under Attack; Commentary, March 28, 1995
- Assault on Louisiana Constitution Intensifies; Commentary, May 10,
1994
- Meaningful Debt Limit Requires Strong Constitutional Protection;
Commentary, May 5, 1993
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
- Guide to the Constitutional Amendments, October 2, 2010, Ballot
- Don't raid the funds, PAR says, April 2010
- PAR says don't abolish Regents, February 2010
- PAR clarifies higher ed position, September 2009
- Short session, short on ideas, June 2009
- Don't Increase the Homestead Exemption, PAR Says, May 2009
- Constitutional convention only helps future budgets, PAR says, February 2009
- Guide to the Proposed Consitutional Amendments, September 2008
- Session Yielded Little Reform, PAR Says, June 2008
- PAR Says Proposed Tax Cut is Shortsighted Fiscal Policy, May 2008
- Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments, September 2007
- PAR Wraps Up 2007 Session, June 2007
- Higher Education Tuition and Fees: Louisiana’s Options for Keeping Pace, May 2007
- Guide to the Constitutional Amendments on the November 7, 2006, Ballot, October 2006
- Guide to the Constitutional Amendments on the September 30, 2006, Ballot, September 2006
- PAR Says Session Missed Opportunities, June 2006
- PAR Says Consolidate New Orleans Assessors, June 2006
- 2004 Guide to the Constitutional Amendments; November 2, 2004
- 2004 Guide to the Constitutional Amendment on the Defense of Marriage Act; September 18, 2004
- 2003 Guide to the Constitutional Amendments; October 4, 2003
- 2002 Guide to the Constitutional Amendments; November 5, 2002
- 2000 Guide to the Constitutional Amendments; November 7, 2000
- 1999 Guide to the Constitutional Amendments; October 23, 1999 and November 20, 1999
- 1998 Guide to the Constitutional Amendments; October 3, 1998 and November 3, 1998
- 1996 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; September 21, 1996
- 1995 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; October 21,
1995 and November 18, 1995
- 1994 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; October 1,
1994
- 1993 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; October 16,
1993
- 1992 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; October 3,
1992 and November 3, 1992
- 1991 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; October 19,
1991
- 1990 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; October 6,
1990
- 1989 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; October 7,
1989
- 1989 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; April 29, 1989
- 1988 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; October 1,
1988
- 1987 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; November 21,
1987
- 1986 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; September 27, 1986
- 1984 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; November 6, 1984
- 1983 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; October 22, 1983
- 1982 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; September 11, 1982
- 1980 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; November 4, 1980
- 1979 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; September 1979
- 1978 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; November 7, 1978
- 1974 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; April 20, 1974
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
- Constitutional convention only helps future budgets, PAR says, February 2009
- White Paper on Governmental Ethics and Constitutional
Revision, Issue Paper #4, September 2003
- PAR Says It's Time to Update Constitution, Commentary, May 14, 2001
- 1992 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Limited Constitutional
Convention, November 3, 1992
- Guide to the Constitutional Convention Proposal; November 3, 1992
- Louisiana Fiscal Focus Report No. 3: 1992 Constitutional Convention
PAR Recommendations, August 1992
- The Proposed Constitutional Convention; Legislative Bulletin, Vol.
40, No. 2, April 30, 1992
That's Why We Elected Them; Commentary, March 27, 1992
DEBT, STATE
- State and Local Revenue and Spending: How Louisiana Compares Post-Katrina, April 2010
- Capital Outlay Reform Agenda for Louisiana, June 2008
- Louisiana's Captial Outlay Process, June 2008
- PAR Says Proposed Tax Cut is Shortsighted Fiscal Policy, May 2008
- Special Session Set Stage for Growth, PAR Says, March 2008
- Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments, September 2007
- Questioning Candidates Beyond the Platitudes, September 2007
- PAR Wraps Up 2007 Session, June 2007
- PAR Says Delay Session, November 2006
- Reject Proposals to Issue Rebates, PAR Says, October 2006
- Municipal Bankruptcy in Perspective, April 2006
- Public Employee Retirement: A Time for Change, March 2005
- 1994 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Louisiana Recovery
District, October 1, 1994
- 1993 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; State Debt
Limit, Agency Debt Costs, October 16, 1993
- Meaningful Debt Limit Requires Strong Constitutional Protection;
May 5, 1993
- 1992 Guide to the Constitutional Convention Proposal; General Obligation
Debt, November 3, 1992
- Financing Louisiana's Future: State Debt; PAR Special Report, February
1, 1988
- 1986 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Relax Restriction on Refunding State Debt, September 27, 1986
- 1982 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Allow Refinancing of State Debt at Higher Interest Rates, September 11, 1982
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
- Filling the Gap or Tipping the Scale? An Analysis of Louisiana’s Use of Financial Incentives to Spur Economic Development, August 2009
- Delay cuts to develop plan, PAR says, June 2009
- Session Yielded Little Reform, PAR Says, June 2008
- PAR Says Scrap Records Exception for Governor, Start Over, May 2008
- Higher Education Performance Funding: Louisiana’s Options, May 2008
- Special Session Set Stage for Growth, PAR Says, March 2008
- Spending Federal Disaster Aid, September 2007
- Questioning Candidates Beyond the Platitudes, September 2007
- PAR Wraps Up 2007 Session, June 2007
- GulfGov Reports: A Year and a Half After Katrina and Rita, An Uneven Recovery , April 2007
- PAR Calls Session a Waste, December 2006
- Secrecy is Bad Business, PAR Says, Commentary, 6/2/04
- PAR Says Continue Drive to Elevate LSU, Commentary, 3/25/04
- Begin Business Tax Cuts, PAR Urges, Commentary, 3/1/04
- White Paper on Governmental Ethics and Constitutional
Revision, Issue Paper #4, September 2003
- White Paper on Elementary and Secondary Education,
Issue Paper #3, September 2003
- White Paper on State Finances and Taxation,
Issue Paper #2, August 2003
- White Paper on Higher Education, Issue Paper
#1, 4/29/03
- 2003 Guide to the Constitutional Amendments;
Wetlands Restoration Fund, Coastal Restoration Fund, Coastal Restoration
Liability, Leasing Local Property, August 25, 2003
- Considering a "Deal Closing Fund" for Louisiana,
April 2002
- 2000 Guide to the Constitutional Amendments, Louisiana,
Inc. and Donation for Economic Development, November 7, 2000
- Louisiana Inc. Plan Moving at the Speed of Business, Commentary,
March 24, 2000
- Memo to Members of the Louisiana Legislature: Economic Development
and Gaming; May 28, 1992
- 1992 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Use of Public Funds, November 3, 1992
- 1991 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Use of Public
Funds, October 19, 1991
- Government Limits Louisiana's Potential; Commentary, September 25,
1991
- "New Directions" for Economic Development and Financing
Business Development; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 39, No. 4, May 22,
1991
- 1990 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Donations for Industry, October 6, 1990
- Economic Development; PAR Legislative Analysis, July 1988
EDUCATION, ACCOUNTABILITY
- Short session, short on ideas, June 2009
- PAR Says Keep Eighth-Grade LEAP Standards Intact, May 2009
- Questioning Candidates Beyond the Platitudes, September 2007
- East Baton Rouge Parish Schools: A New Beginning?, July 2005
- NCLB: A Steep Climb Ahead, July 2004
- Close-up on Education
Accountability, Fourth in Series, April 2004
- White Paper on Elementary and Secondary Education,
Issue Paper #3, September 2003
- 2003 Guide to the Constitutional Amendments;
State Takeover of Failing Schools, August 25, 2003
- Close-up on Education Accountability, Third
in Series, April 2003
- Close-up on Education Accountability, Second
in Series, February 2002
- Close-up on Education Accountability, Assessing
the Accountability Plan, March 2001
- BESE Should Delay Decision on Two Accountability Program Changes,
December 11, 2000
EDUCATION, HIGHER
- Don't raid the funds, PAR says, April 2010
- PAR says don't abolish Regents, February 2010
- PAR clarifies higher ed position, September 2009
- Short session, short on ideas, June 2009
- Delay cuts to develop plan, PAR says, June 2009
- Higher Education Governance Structure: Louisiana's Options for Keeping Pace, April 2009
- Constitutional convention only helps future budgets, PAR says, February 2009
- Session Yielded Little Reform, PAR Says, June 2008
- PAR Says Allow Tuition Increases, June 2008
- Higher Education Performance Funding: Louisiana’s Options, May 2008
- Special Session Set Stage for Growth, PAR Says, March 2008
- Questioning Candidates Beyond the Platitudes, September 2007
- PAR Wraps Up 2007 Session, June 2007
- Higher Education Tuition and Fees: Louisiana’s Options for Keeping Pace, May 2007
- Realigning Charity Health Care and Medical Education in Louisiana, May 2007
- 2006 Guide to the Constitutional Amendments, September 30, 2006
- PAR Says Session Missed Opportunities, June 2006
- PAR Says Continue Drive to Elevate LSU, Commentary, 3/25/04
- PAR Says Community College Cuts Costly, Commentary, 5/23/03
- White Paper on Higher Education, Issue Paper
#1, 4/29/03
- 2002 Guide to the Constitutional Amendments; Higher Education Investments, November 5, 2002
- 2000 Guide to the Constitutional Amendments;"The Stelly
Plan'" November 7, 2000
- 1999 Guide to the Constitutional Amendments; Higher Education Funding, October 23, 1999
- 1998 Guide to the Constitutional Amendments; Rename Board of Trustees, Board of Regents Membership, Community College System, October 3, 1998 and November 3, 1998
- The Community College Question, August 1997
- 1994 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Investing in
the Education Trust Fund, October 1, 1994
- 1992 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Regents' Membership,
Investment of 8(g) Fund in Stocks, October 3, 1992 and November 3,
1992
- 1991 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Regents' Membership
and Authority, New Fund For Higher Education, October 19, 1991
- Merit Cannot Be Rewarded "Across The Board"; Commentary,
August 29, 1991
- PARticles Vol. 1, No. 3--Summary of PAR Commentaries: Superboard
for Higher Education: The Only Solution? (April 24, 1991); July 1991
- Superboard for Public Higher Education: Solutions or New Problems?;
Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 39, No. 1, April 22, 1991
- PARticles Vol. 1, No. 1--Summary of PAR Commentaries: Amendment
No. 3: Added Protection for the Quality Education Trust Fund (September
26, 1990); January 1991
- 1990 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; College Stock
Acquisition, October 6, 1990
- Superboard for Higher Education; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 36,
No. 3, May 13, 1988
- Higher Education (Superboard for Higher Education); PAR Legislative
Analysis, July 1988
- Vo-Tech - In Search of a System, December 1981
- 1980 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Student Voting Members on Higher Education Boards, November 4, 1980
- Meeting Louisiana's Need for vocational-Technical Education: A Summary, October 1972
- Legislative Bulletin, May 1959
- Legislative Bulletin, May 1958
EDUCATION, K-12
- Charter Schools in Louisiana, March 2010
- Short session, short on ideas, June 2009
- PAR Says Keep Eighth-Grade LEAP Standards Intact, May 2009
- PAR Urges School Board Reform, March 2009
- Constitutional convention only helps future budgets, PAR says, February 2009
- Session Yielded Little Reform, PAR Says, June 2008
- Special Session Set Stage for Growth, PAR Says, March 2008
- Questioning Candidates Beyond the Platitudes, September 2007
- PAR Wraps Up 2007 Session, June 2007
- Teacher and School Employee Pay: A Strategic Approach, May 2007
- GulfGov Reports Education Research Tracks School Recovery, April 2007
- PAR Says Don't Pull Plug on the RSD, March 2007
- Guide to the Constitutional Amendments on the November 7, 2006, Ballot October 2006
- Guide to the Constitutional Amendments on the September 30, 2006, Ballot, September 2006
- PAR Says Session Missed Opportunities, June 2006
- Education Finance Reform: A 65% Solution?, March 2006
- Expanded Takeover a Promising First Step, PAR Says, November 2005
- East Baton Rouge Parish Schools: A New Beginning?, July 2005
- NCLB: A Steep Climb Ahead, July 2004
- Close-up on Education Accountability, Fourth in Series, April 2004
- White Paper on Elementary and Secondary Education, Issue Paper #3, September 2003
- 2003 Guide to the Constitutional Amendments; State Takeover of Failing Schools, August 25, 2003
- Close-up on Education Accountability, Third in Series, April 2003
- Close-up on Education Accountability, Second in Series, February 2002
- Education Funding: How Does Louisiana Compare?, October
2001
- Close-up on Education
Accountability, Assessing the Accountability Plan, March 2001
- Teacher Pay Plan Has Major Drawbacks, Commentary, March 7, 2001
- BESE Should Delay Decision on Two Accountability Program Changes,
December 11, 2000
- 2000 Guide to the Constitutional Amendments, "The Stelly
Plan," November 7, 2000
- An Open Letter to the Governor From PAR, December 29, 1999
- Education Accountability and the Role Of School Choice, March 30,
1999
- 1999 Guide to the Constitutional Amendments; Zachary School District, North Rapides Parish School District, October 23, 1999 and November 20, 1999
- School Employee Pay: How Does It Stack Up?, April 1997
- Louisiana's Children At Risk; PAR Analysis 293, February 1997
- 1995 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Baker and
Rapides Parish School Districts, October 21, 1995 and November 18,
1995
- 1994 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Investing
in the Education Trust Fund, October 1, 1994
- Teacher Evaluation and Professional Development; Legislative Bulletin,
Vol. 41, No. 1, June 10, 1994
- 1992 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Investment
of 8(g) Money in Stocks, BESE Membership, November 3, 1992
- 1992 Guide to the Constitutional Convention Proposal; Local Government
Scholarships, November 3, 1992
- PARticles Vol. 1, No. 3--Summary of PAR Commentaries: Statewide
Teacher Evaluation Essential For the Children, Teachers and Us (April
10, 1991); July 1991
- PARticles Vol. 1, No. 2--Summary of PAR Commentaries: Children First
in Recommended New MFP Formula Funding (March 20, 1991) and Teacher
Evaluation: It's Wounded and Needs First Aid (February 20, 1991); March
1991
- Formula Funding of Public Higher Education: Myth Vs. Reality; Legislative
Bulletin, Vol. 39, No. 2, May 6, 1991
- Evaluating Teacher Evaluation; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 39, No.
3, May 13, 1991
- PARticles Vol. 1, No. 1--Summary of PAR Commentaries: Amendment
No. 3: Added Protection for the Quality Education Trust Fund (September
26, 1990) and Class Size: How Small, How Much? (December 12, 1990);
January 1991
- 1990 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Education
Trust Fund, October 6, 1990
- MFP Changes Urgent; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 38, No. 5, May 25,
1990
- PAR Recommendations on Unresolved Major Issues; Legislative Bulletin,
Elementary and Secondary Education, Vol. 38, No. 1, April 25, 1990
- Education (MFP), Retirement, Taxes, Legislature; Legislative Bulletin,
Vol. 38, No. 5, May 25, 1990
- Assignment Education Summary Report: Findings and Recommendations;
November 1989
- Assignment Education Report No. 7: The Very Special 8(g) Money;
July 1989
- Assignment Education Report No. 8: Addressing the Needs of At-Risk
Children, July 1989
- Assignment Education Report No. 5: Class Size: Impact and Cost;
June 1989
- Assignment Education Report No. 6: Teacher Supply: Meeting the Demand;
June 1989
- Assignment Education Report No. 4: Student Testing: Problems and
Promises; May 1989
- Assignment Education Report No. 3: Louisiana's Students: Children
At Risk; February 1989
- Assignment Education Report No. 2: The MFP: Time for a New Approach;
December 1988
- A "White Paper;" The MFP: Time for a New Approach; December
1988
- Assignment Education Report No. 1: Ranking Resources and Results;
October 1988
- The Children First Act, MFP; PAR Legislative Analysis, July 1988
- Update on Recommended Changes in the MFP; Legislative Bulletin,
Vol. 36, No. 5, June 3, 1988
- School Reform: Children First Act and Regional Service Centers;
Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 36, No. 4, May 27, 1988
- 1987 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Legislature
or BESE Authority Over State School Aid Program, November 21, 1987
- Educational Evaluation Study: Ouachita Parish and City of Monroe;
August 1, 1987
- How Much Legislative Control of the $1 Billion MFP?; Legislative
Bulletin, Vol. 35, No. 5, June 1, 1987
- Teacher Pay; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 35, No.3, May 19, 1987
- 1986 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Dedicate 8(g) Windfall, September 27, 1986
- 1979 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Four-Year Concurrent Terms for BESE; October 27, 1979
EDUCATION, VO-TECH
- Delay cuts to develop plan, PAR says, June 2009
- Session Yielded Little Reform, PAR Says, June 2008
- Higher Education Performance Funding: Louisiana’s Options, May 2008
- Questioning Candidates Beyond the Platitudes, September 2007
- Keep Technical School Reforms, PAR Says, Commentary, 5/5/04
- PAR Calls for Centralized Technical College System, Commentary, March
29, 2000
- The Community College Question, August 1997
- 1992 Guide to the Constitutional Convention Proposal; Local Government
Scholarships, November 3, 1992
- PAR Recommendations on Unresolved Major Issues; Legislative Bulletin,
Vol. 38, No. 1, April 25, 1990
- Vo-Tech Schools; PAR Legislative Analysis, July 1988
- Vo-Tech Reform Package: A Mixed Bag; Legislative Bulletin, Vol.
35, No. 5, June 1, 1987
- Vo-Tech - In Search of a System, December 1981
- Meeting Louisiana's Need for vocational-Technical Education: A Summary, October 1972
ELECTIONS
- Redistricting 2010: Reforming the Process of Distributing Political Power, February 2009
- Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments, September 2007
- Questioning Candidates Beyond the Platitudes, September 2007
- Guide to the Constitutional Amendments on the September 30, 2006, Ballot, September 2006
- White Paper on Governmental
Ethics and Constitutional Revision, Issue Paper #4, September 2003
- Louisiana's Unique "Free-For-All" Open Primary; Commentary,
November 22, 1991
- Recall Gives Dark Horse A Very Longshot; Commentary, November 4,
1991
- Louisiana Voter Participation Can Be Improved; Commentary, July
17, 1991
ETHICS
- The Unfinished Business of Ethics Reform, January 2010
- Resolve Ethics Adjudication Issues, PAR Says, September 2009
- Short session, short on ideas, June 2009
- No whining for dining, PAR Says, May 2009
- Session Yielded Little Reform, PAR Says, June 2008
- PAR Says Stronger Burden of Proof Weakens Ethics Reform, April 2008
- Special Session Set Stage for Growth, PAR Says, March 2008
- PAR Wraps Up the Special Session on Ethics, February 2008
- PAR Says Postpone Ethics Board Reorganization, February 2008
- PAR Wraps Up 2007 Session, June 2007
- PAR Says Financial Disclosure Bill Offers Historic Chance, June 2007
- PAR Announces Ethics Reform Agenda for 2007, March 2007
- PAR Says Session Missed Opportunities, June 2006
- PAR Says Close Loophole Allowing Free Tickets for Elected Officials, June 2006
- PAR Says Ban Recovery Contracts for Officials, May 2006
- PAR Says Keep Ban on Contributions During Session, April 2006
- PAR Says Disclosure First Step, Must Ban Contracts, November 2005
- PAR Says Fortify Financial Oversight , October 2005
- PAR Says Keep Ban on Riverboat Campaign Contributions, Commentary,
4/30/04
- White Paper on Governmental
Ethics and Constitutional Revision, Issue Paper #4, September 2003
- 2003 Guide to the Constitutional
Amendments; Legislative Auditor's Political Activity, August 25,
2003
- PAR Lauds House Action on Bad Ethics Bill, Commentary, 6/20/03
- PAR Says Bill Would Make Bad Ethics Provision Worse, Commentary,
April 5, 2002
- PAR Says Senate Bill Would Gut Major Ethics Code Provision, Commentary,
May 25, 2001
- The Big Chill, Commentary, June 8, 1999
- Memo To Members of Louisiana Legislature: Authority of the Proposed
Ethics Board to Initiate Investigations; April 11, 1996
- Ethics Reform Update; PAR Study, April 1, 1996
- Governmental Ethics Laws in Louisiana: Public Trust or Private Gain;
PAR Study, September 1995
- Ethics Board Direction To Be Decided by 1995 Appointments; Commentary,
March 22, 1995
- Prohibit Legislators' Contracts With State Agencies; Commentary,
April 25, 1995
- PARticles Vol. 1, No.2--Summary of PAR Commentaries: Prohibit Legislators'
Contracts With State (March 6, 1991); March 1991
- 1989 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Ethics Board,
October 7, 1989
EXECUTIVE BRANCH
- Open more governor's records to public scrutiny, PAR says, May 2010
- The Unfinished Business of Ethics Reform, January 2010
- PAR says public records bill would stifle open government, June 2009
- Records bill would thwart transparency, PAR says, May 2009
- PAR Says Strengthen Regents' Authority, April 2009
- Guide to the Proposed Consitutional Amendments, September 2008
- Session Yielded Little Reform, PAR Says, June 2008
- PAR Says Scrap Records Exception for Governor, Start Over, May 2008
- PAR Wraps Up the Special Session on Ethics, February 2008
- Spending Federal Disaster Aid, September 2007
- Questioning Candidates Beyond the Platitudes, September 2007
- PAR Wraps Up 2007 Session, June 2007
- Guide to the Constitutional Amendments on the September 30, 2006, Ballot, September 2006
- PAR Says Session Missed Opportunities, June 2006
- Par Urges More Oversight for Aid Spending, June 2006
- PAR Says Let Sun Shine on Agencies within Governor's Office, May 2006
- PAR Says Embed Recovery Authority in Law, January 2006
- PAR Recommends Levee Board Consolidation, February 2006
- PAR Says Fortify Financial Oversight , October 2005
- Veto Pay Raises, PAR Says, Commentary, 5/27/04
- White Paper on Governmental
Ethics and Constitutional Revision, Issue Paper #4, September 2003
- An Open Letter to the Governor From PAR, December 29, 1999
- PAR Recommendations on Unresolved Major Issues; Legislative Bulletin;
Executive Branch Reorganization; Vol. 38, No. 1, April 25, 1990
- The 1987-88 Proposed State Budget: Abdication of Executive Responsibility;
Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 35, No. 4, May 26, 1987
FORCED HEIRSHIP
GAMBLING
- PAR Wraps Up 2007 Session, June 2007
- PAR Says Keep Ban on Riverboat Campaign Contributions, Commentary,
4/30/04
- 2003 Guide to the Constitutional
Amendments; Dedication of Lottery Proceeds, August 25, 2003
- Teacher Pay Plan Has Major Drawbacks, Commentary, March 7, 2001
- 1996 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Local Voter
Approval of New Gambling, Statewide Proposition: Local Option Election,
August 1996
- Memo to Members of the Louisiana Legislature: Economic Development
and Gaming; May 28, 1992
- Casinos: Gold Mine or Fools' Gold?; Commentary, April 1, 1992
- Education, Gambling; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 39, No. 3, May 13,
1991
- State Budget, Gambling; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 38, No. 4, May
11, 1990
HEALTH CARE POLICY
- On the Health Record: Creating an Open Process to Prepare Louisiana for National Reforms, June 2010
- Don't raid the funds, PAR says, April 2010
- Working Toward a Client-Centered and Cost-Effective Approach to Medicaid Long-Term Care for the Elderly, April 2010
- Public Mental Health Care in Louisiana, December 2009
- On the Health Record, October 2009
- Short session, short on ideas, June 2009
- Constitutional convention only helps future budgets, PAR says, February 2009
- Assessing the Louisiana Health First Plan, December 2008
- Session Yielded Little Reform, PAR Says, June 2008
- Questioning Candidates Beyond the Platitudes, September 2007
- PAR Wraps Up 2007 Session, June 2007
- Realigning Charity Health Care and Medical Education in Louisiana, May 2007
- LRA Should Limit Grant for LSU Hospital, PAR Says, December 2006
- Health Care Collaborative: Go Statewide, Consider Charity Hospitals, October 2006
- 2006 Guide to the Constitutional Amendments Medicaid Trust Fund Investment, September 30, 2006
- PAR Says Session Missed Opportunities, June 2006
- Action Steps for Access to Care, June 2006
- Keep Nursing Home Payments Flexible, PAR Says, June 2006
- Hurricanes and Health Care Reform, April 2006
- 2002 Guide to the Constitutional Amendments; Medicaid Trust Fund Investment, November 5, 2002
- Moving Toward Medicaid Managed Care, ; PAR Analysis 294, June 30,
1997
- 1992 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Lottery Dedication
for Health Insurance, November 3, 1992
- Curing Charity Hospital Ills; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 39, No.
2, May 6, 1991
HOME RULE
- PAR Says End Run on Home Rule an Outrage, Commentary, April 12, 2001
- A Proposed Home Rule Charter for St. Landry Parish; July 1, 1992
- Accountability and Innovation; Commentary, February 11, 1992
- Home Rule Charter for Lafayette City-Parish Consolidated Government;
PAR Study, February 1, 1992
HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION
- Short session, short on ideas, June 2009
- Don't Increase the Homestead Exemption, PAR Says, May 2009
- 2008 Guide to the Proposed Consitutional Amendments, September 2008
- 2006 Guide to the Constitutional Amendments on the November 7, 2006, Ballot , October 2006
- 2006 Guide to the Constitutional Amendments on the September 30, 2006, Ballot, September 30, 2006
- 2004 Guide to the Constitutional Amendments; Homestead Exemption, November 2, 2004
- 1998 Guide to the Constitutional Amendments; Homestead Assessment for Seniors, October 3, 1998
- Governor's Homestead Exemption Proposal a Bad Idea; Legislative Bulletin,
Vol. 42, No. 1, May 17, 1996
- 1993 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Mobile Home Tax Exemption, October 16, 1993
- 1992 Guide to the Proposed Constitional Amendments; Homestead Exemption for Mobile Homes, October 3, 1992
- 1980 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Increased Homestead Exemption, November 4, 1980
INITIATIVE
JUDICIARY
- Resolve Ethics Adjudication Issues, PAR Says, September 2009
- Session Yielded Little Reform, PAR Says, June 2008
- PAR Wraps Up the Special Session on Ethics, February 2008
- PAR Wraps Up 2007 Session, June 2007
- 2006 Guide to the Constitutional Amendments on the November 7, 2006, Ballot, October 2006
- 2006 Guide to the Constitutional Amendments on the September 30, 2006, Ballo; Judge's Qualifications, September 2006
- 2004 Guide to the Constitutional Amendment on the Defense of Marriage Act; September 18, 2004
- 2003 Guide to the Constitutional
Amendments; Judges' Retirement Age, Contraband, August 25, 2003
- PAR Says Merit Selection of Judges Should Be Considered; Commentary,
April 24, 2003
- 1999 Guide to the Constitional Amendments; Board of Pardons Approval, Jury Exemption for Elders, First-time Felon Pardons, October 23, 1999 and November 20, 1999
- 1998 Guide to the Constitutional Amendments; Crime Victims' Rights, Bail Denial, Felon in Public Office, Jury Requirements, October 3, 1998
- Merit Selection and Retention Elections for Judges; Legislative Bulletin,
Vol. 43, No. 2; May 2, 1997
- Judicial Campaign Finance and Merit Selection; PAR Analysis No.
292; July 1996
- 1995 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Mandatory
Retirement for Judges, Jury Instruction, October 21, 1995 and November
18, 1995
- 1994 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Juveniles
Tried as Adults, Family Court Jurisdiction, October 1, 1994
- Civil Court Costs in the District Court; PAR Study, January 1993
- 1992 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Family Court
Jurisdiction, November 3, 1992
- 1989 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Supreme Court
Judges, District and Appeals Judges, October 7, 1989
- 1987 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Appointment
of Temporary Lower Court Judges, November 21, 1987
- 1986 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Clarify Authority of Supreme Court to Appoint Temporary Judges, September 27, 1986
- 1983 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Fewer Special Elections for Judges, October 22, 1983
- 1980 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Appeal of Criminal Cases, November 4, 1980
- 1979 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Adult Trials for Certain Juvenile Offenders, October 27, 1979
LABOR
LEGISLATURE
- Open more governor's records to public scrutiny, PAR says, May 2010
- Don't raid the funds, PAR says, April 2010
- Working Toward a Client-Centered and Cost-Effective Approach to Medicaid Long-Term Care for the Elderly, April 2010
- Don't exclude citizens from redistricting briefing, PAR says, September 2009
- Short session, short on ideas, June 2009
- PAR says public records bill would stifle open government, June 2009
- Delay cuts to develop plan, PAR says, June 2009
- No whining for dining, PAR Says, May 2009
- Records bill would thwart transparency, PAR says, May 2009
- Delaying Tax Cuts Should Be Considered, PAR Says, April 2009
- PAR Says Strengthen Regents' Authority, April 2009
- Constitutional convention only helps future budgets, PAR says, February 2009
- Redistricting 2010: Reforming the Process of Distributing Political Power, February 2009
- 2008 Guide to the Consitutional Amendments; Term Limits for Calling Special Sessions, November 4, 2008
- PAR Calls Vetoes a Good First Step, July 2008
- Session Yielded Little Reform, PAR Says, June 2008
- PAR Calls Pay Raise Absurd Proposal, June 2008
- Capital Outlay Reform Agenda for Louisiana, June 2008
- Louisiana's Captial Outlay Process, June 2008
- PAR Says Proposed Tax Cut is Shortsighted Fiscal Policy, May 2008
- PAR Says Scrap Records Exception for Governor, Start Over, May 2008
- PAR Says Stronger Burden of Proof Weakens Ethics Reform, April 2008
- Special Session Set Stage for Growth, PAR Says, March 2008
- PAR Wraps Up the Special Session on Ethics, February 2008
- PAR Says Postpone Ethics Board Reorganization, February 2008
- Spending Federal Disaster Aid, September 2007
- Questioning Candidates Beyond the Platitudes, September 2007
- PAR Wraps Up 2007 Session, June 2007
- PAR Says Financial Disclosure Bill Offers Historic Chance, June 2007
- Higher Education Tuition and Fees: Louisiana’s Options for Keeping Pace, May 2007
- PAR Says Senate Should Expand Transparency,January 2007
- PAR Calls Session a Waste, December 2006
- PAR Says Delay Session, November 2006
- PAR Says Session Missed Opportunities, June 2006
- PAR Says Close Loophole Allowing Free Tickets for Elected Officials, June 2006
- PAR's Special Session Wrap-up, February 2006
- PAR Guide to the 2006 Louisiana Legislature, March 2006
- PAR Calls Hijacked Bill Abuse of Process, November 2005
- PAR Says Disclosure First Step, Must Ban Contracts, November 2005
- Veto Pay Raises, PAR Says, Commentary, May 2004
- The 2005 Session: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, June 2005
- PAR Guide to the 2005 Louisiana Legislature, April 2005
- PAR Guide to the
2004 Louisiana Legislature, March 2004
- White Paper on Governmental
Ethics and Constitutional Revision, Issue Paper #4, September 2003
- PAR Says House Expense Proposal Off Base, Commentary, June 8, 2001
- Fiscal Decision-making:
Room for Improvement, March 2001
- 2000 Guide to the Louisiana Legislature
- Legislative Wrap-Up 1999, July 8, 1999
- 1999 Update For PAR Legislative Guide, April 9, 1999
- 1999 Guide to the Constitutional Amendments; Legislative Sessions, October 23, 1999
- Citizen's Guide to the 1996 Louisiana Legislature
- Session Provided Short-Term Solutions, Long-Term Questions; Commentary;
June 24, 1996
- Legislative Wrap Up-Regular Legislative Session April 29-June 12,
1996; PAR Analysis 291, May 1, 1996
- Memo To Members of Louisiana Legislature: Authority of the Proposed
Ethics Board to Initiate Investigations; April 11, 1996
- Legislative Wrapup-Special Legislative Session March 24-April 19,
1996; PAR Analysis 290, April 1, 1996
- Governmental Ethics Laws in Louisiana: Public Trust or Private Gain;
PAR Study, September 1995
- Memo to Members of the Louisiana House of Representatives: Revenue
Estimating Conference; May 9, 1995
- Prohibit Legislators' Contracts With State Agencies; Commentary,
April 25, 1995
- Support to End Early Retirement Intensifies; Commentary, April 19,
1995
- Your Legislators' Voting Record: 1995
- 1995 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; State and Local Liability Limit, October 21, 1995
- Should Our Legislators Be Paid More?; Commentary, June 29, 1994
- The Addictions of Our Politicians; Commentary, May 26, 1994
- Your Legislators' Voting Record: 1994
- Reform Scorecard 1993; May 24, 1993
- Your Legislators' Voting Record: 1993
- 1993 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Legislative
Sessions, October 16, 1993
- 1992 Guide to the Constitutional Convention Proposal; Statutory
Dedications, Constitutional Amendment Procedure, November 3, 1992
- 1992 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Effective
Date of Laws, October 3, 1992
- Memo to Members of the Louisiana Legislature: Economic Development
and Gaming; May 28, 1992
- That's Why We Elected Them; Commentary, March 27, 1992
- Citizen's Guide to the 1992 Legislature; January 1992
- Changing Characteristics of Louisiana Legislators: More Representative,
Better Educated; Commentary, January 8, 1992
- Government By Supermajority; Commentary, October 23, 1991
- 1991 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Notice of
Local/Special Bills, October 19, 1991
- Unique Power of Louisiana Legislature To Suspend Laws; Commentary,
October 9, 1991
- Legislative Reapportionment Not What It Used To Be; Commentary,
July 31, 1991
- Recap of the 1991 Legislative Session; Legislative Bulletin, Vol.
39, No. 5, July 17, 1991
- PARticles Vol. 1, No. 3--Summary of PAR Commentaries: Stop Legislative
Suspension of Laws By Resolution (June 19, 1991); July 1991
- Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 39, No. 2, May 6, 1991
- Reapportionment Means Shift in Political Power; Commentary, January
9, 1991
- PARticles Vol. 1, No.1--Summary of PAR Commentaries: Should Legislative
Terms Be Limited? (October 17, 1990); January 1991
- 1990 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Regular Legislative
Sessions, October 6, 1990
- A 3-D Session: Disappointing, Deficit Prone, Distracted; Legislative
Bulletin, Vol. 38, No. 6, July 13, 1990
- The 1990 Legislative Session; Commentary, May 25, 1990
- Senate Shuffle; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 38, No. 5, May 25, 1990
- Legislature; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 38, No. 2, May 2, 1990
- PAR Recommendations on Unresolved Major Issues; Legislative Bulletin,
Vol. 38, No. 1, April 25, 1990
- 1990 Supplement: PAR Guide to the 1988 Louisiana Legislature; January
1, 1990
- 1989 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Organizational Session; Vetoes, October 7, 1989
- Citizens' Guide to the 1988 Legislature; January 1, 1988
- How Much Legislative Control of the $1 Billion MFP?; Legislative
Bulletin, Vol. 35, No. 5, June 1, 1987
- Legislative Fiscal Office; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 35, No.3,
May 19, 1987
- 1986 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Shorten the "Lame Duck" Period for Statewide Elected Officials, September 27, 1986
- 1984 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Organizational Sessions of the Legislature, November 6, 1984
LIBRARIES
- Reading Between the Lines: An Analysis of LA Libraries; February
1, 1993
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
- State and Local Revenue and Spending: How Louisiana Compares Post-Katrina, April 2010
- The Unfinished Business of Ethics Reform, January 2010
- Don't Increase the Homestead Exemption, PAR Says, May 2009
- Constitutional convention only helps future budgets, PAR says, February 2009
- Guide to the Proposed Consitutional Amendments, September 2008
- Capital Outlay Reform Agenda for Louisiana, June 2008
- Louisiana's Captial Outlay Process, June 2008
- GulfGov Reports: The Role of Community Rebuilding Plans in the Hurricane Recovery, June 2008
- PAR Wraps Up the Special Session on Ethics, February 2008
- GulfGov Reports:Response, Recovery, and the Role of the Nonprofit Community in the Two Years Since Katrina and Rita, October 2007
- Spending Federal Disaster Aid, September 2007
- Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments, September 2007
- Questioning Candidates Beyond the Platitudes, September 2007
- PAR Wraps Up 2007 Session, June 2007
- PAR Says Financial Disclosure Bill Offers Historic Chance, June 2007
- PAR Says Help Fund Local Redevelopment and Road Home, June 2007
- Teacher and School Employee Pay: A Strategic Approach, May 2007
- GulfGov Reports: A Year and a Half After Katrina and Rita, An Uneven Recovery , April 2007
- Guide to the Constitutional Amendments on the November 7, 2006, Ballot, October 2006
- Guide to the Constitutional Amendments on the September 30, 2006, Ballot, September 2006
- GulfGov Reports: One Year Later, August 2006
- PAR Says Session Missed Opportunities, June 2006
- PAR Says Consolidate New Orleans Assessors, June 2006
- Municipal Bankruptcy in Perspective, April 2006
- PAR Recommends Levee Board Consolidation, February 2006
- Property Assessment Reforms Needed, PAR Says, Commentary, 5/3/04
- White Paper on State Finances
and Taxation, Issue Paper #2, August 2003
- PAR Says For Tax Equity, Appoint Assessors, Commentary, 5/2/03
- Public Contracting for
Legal Services, November 2001
- PAR Says Senate Bill Would Gut Major Ethics Code Provision, Commentary,
May 25, 2001
- 2000 PAR Guide to the Constitutional Amendments, "Donation for
Economic Development," September 2000
- 1996 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Donation of
Abandoned Housing, August 1996
- 1995 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; State and
Local Liability Limit, Limit Local Tax Votes, Local Hunting and Fishing
Laws, October 21, 1995 and November 18, 1995
- 1992 Guide to the Constitutional Convention Proposal; Local Government
Scholarships, November 3, 1992
- Accountability and Innovation (Home Rule Charters); Commentary,
February 11, 1992
- 1991 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; State Mandates
on Locals, Notice of Local/Special Bills, October 19, 1991
- State Mandates: The Rest of The Story; Commentary, November 14,1990
- 1990 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Local Inheritance
Tax, October 6, 1990
- PAR Recommendations on Unresolved Major Issues; Legislative Bulletin;
State Aid; Vol. 38, No. 1, April 25, 1990
- 1989 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Donations
for Industry, October 7, 1989
- 1989 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; State & Local Taxes, April 29, 1989
LOTTERY
- 2003 Guide to the Constitutional
Amendments; Dedication of Lottery Proceeds, August 25, 2003
- 1992 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Lottery Dedication for Health Insurance, November 3, 1992
- Proposals To Dedicate Lottery Proceeds; Legislative Bulletin, May
13, 1991
- PAR Lottery Recommendations; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 38, No.
4, May 11, 1990
- PARticles Vol. 1, No.2--Summary of PAR Commentaries: Lottery Dedications:
The Shell Game (February 6, 1991); March 1991
- 1990 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; State Lottery,
October 6, 1990
MINERAL REVENUES
- Don't raid the funds, PAR says, April 2010
- Constitutional convention only helps future budgets, PAR says, February 2009
- Guide to the Proposed Consitutional Amendments, September 2008
- Questioning Candidates Beyond the Platitudes, September 2007
- Guide to the Constitutional Amendments on the November 7, 2006, Ballot, October 2006
- Guide to the Constitutional Amendments on the September 30, 2006, Ballot, September 2006
- PAR Says Keep Cuts, Save Reserves, November 2005
- 2003 Guide to the Constitutional Amendments; Budget Stabilization Fund, October 4, 2003
- 1995 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Mineral Rights
of Restored Coastal Lands, Mineral Revenue Fund Use, Oilfield Site
Restoration Fund, Oil Spill Contingency Fund, October 21, 1995 and
November 18, 1995
- 1992 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Title to Certain
Terrebonne Parish Land, October 3, 1992
- 1991 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Mineral Settlement
Money, October 19, 1991
- Mineral Settlement Windfalls: Blessing or Curse?; Legislative Bulletin,
Vol. 39, No. 1, April 22, 1991
- PARticles Vol. 1, No. 1--Summary of PAR Commentaries: This Year's
Mineral Revenues: Last Chance for a Choice (October 30, 1990); January
1991
- This Year's Mineral Windfall: Last Chance For A Choice; Commentary,
October 30, 1990
- 1989 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Wetlands Fund,
October 7, 1989
- Mineral Stabilization Fund Update; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 35,
No. 6, June 19, 1987
- Mineral Stabilization Fund Update; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 35,
No. 5, June 1, 1987
- Setting Aside Excess Mineral Revenues; Legislative Bulletin, Vol.
35, No. 2, May 12, 1987
- Financing Louisiana's Future: Mineral Revenues; PAR Special Report,
April 1987
NEW ORLEANS
- Charter Schools in Louisiana, March 2010
- Short session, short on ideas, June 2009
- Session Yielded Little Reform, PAR Says, June 2008
- GulfGov Reports: The Role of Community Rebuilding Plans in the Hurricane Recovery, June 2008
- GulfGov Reports:Response, Recovery, and the Role of the Nonprofit Community in the Two Years Since Katrina and Rita, October 2007
- Spending Federal Disaster Aid, September 2007
- Questioning Candidates Beyond the Platitudes, September 2007
- PAR Says Help Fund Local Redevelopment and Road Home, June 2007
- Realigning Charity Health Care and Medical Education in Louisiana, May 2007
- GulfGov Reports: A Year and a Half After Katrina and Rita, An Uneven Recovery , April 2007
- LRA Should Limit Grant for LSU Hospital, PAR Says, December 2006
- Guide to the Constitutional Amendments on the November 7, 2006, Ballot, October 2006
- Guide to the Constitutional Amendments on the September 30, 2006, Ballot, September 2006
- GulfGov Reports: One Year Later, August 2006
- PAR Says Session Missed Opportunities, June 2006
- PAR Says Consolidate New Orleans Assessors, June 2006
- Municipal Bankruptcy in Perspective, April 2006
- Expanded Takeover a Promising First Step, PAR Says, November 2005
- Close-up on Education
Accountability, Second in Series, February 2002
- Close-up on Education
Accountability, Assessing the Accountability Plan, March 2001
- 1998 Guide to the Constitutional Amendments; Property Tax Sale, October 3, 1998
- 1995 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Redeeming
New Orleans Property, Donating Abandoned (New Orleans) Homes, October
21, 1995 and November 18, 1995
- 1990 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; New Orleans Property Tax, October 6, 1990
- 1989 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Transportation Fund, October 7, 1989
- 1987 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Nominees,
New Orleans City Civil Service Commission, November 21, 1987
- 1986 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Fill a Nominating Vacancy for New Orleans Civil Service Commission, September 27, 1986
- 1984 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; New Orleans Civil Service Commission, November 6, 1984
- 1982 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Remove Homestead Exemption on City Taxes in New Orleans, September 11, 1982
OPEN MEETINGS AND PUBLIC RECORDS
- Open more governor's records to public scrutiny, PAR says, May 2010
- Technology and Sunshine Fact Sheet, March 2010
- Public Records Fact Sheet, March 2010
- Open Meetings Fact Sheet, March 2010
- The Unfinished Business of Ethics Reform, January 2010
- Don't exclude citizens from redistricting briefing, PAR says, September 2009
- Filling the Gap or Tipping the Scale? An Analysis of Louisiana’s Use of Financial Incentives to Spur Economic Development, August 2009
- Short session, short on ideas, June 2009
- PAR says public records bill would stifle open government, June 2009
- Records bill would thwart transparency, PAR says, May 2009
- PAR Names Top Five Sunshine Solutions, March 2009
- Redistricting 2010: Reforming the Process of Distributing Political Power, February 2009
- Session Yielded Little Reform, PAR Says, June 2008
- PAR Says Scrap Records Exception for Governor, Start Over, May 2008
- Strengthening the Standards: A Case Study of Disaster-Related Contracting Practices in Louisiana, April 2008
- PAR Wraps Up the Special Session on Ethics, February 2008
- Spending Federal Disaster Aid, September 2007
- Questioning Candidates Beyond the Platitudes, September 2007
- PAR Wraps Up 2007 Session, June 2007
- PAR Says Health Care and Airports Need Sunshine, Too , June 2007
- PAR Says Senate Should Expand Transparency, January 2007
- PAR Says Session Missed Opportunities, June 2006
- Par Urges More Oversight for Aid Spending, June 2006
- PAR Says Let Sun Shine on Agencies within Governor's Office, May 2006
- PAR Says Fortify Financial Oversight , October 2005
- Secrecy is Bad Business, PAR Says, Commentary, 6/2/04
- White Paper on Governmental
Ethics and Constitutional Revision, Issue Paper #4, September 2003
- PAR Questions Secret Votes On Legislative Auditor Candidates, Commentary,
4/25/03
- Louisiana's Sunshine Laws:
The Promise and Peril of New Technology, February 12, 2003
- Louisiana's Sunshine
Laws: Technological Change and New Fears Challenge Open Government,
July 2002
- Citizens' Rights Card
on Open Meetings and Public Records; April 2002
- PAR Says Sunshine Laws Under Threat; Study Underway; Commentary,
July 11, 2001
- Citizens' Rights Card on Open Meetings and Public Records; April
2000
- Louisiana's Sunshine Laws, April 25, 1998
- Citizens' Rights Card on Open Meetings and Public Records; October
1996
- Citizens' Rights Card on Open Meetings and Public Records; February
1993
- Citizens' Rights Card on Open Meetings and Public Records; 1991
- Citizens' Rights Card on Open Meetings and Public Records; September
1987
OPEN PRIMARY
- Louisiana's Unique "Free-For-All" Open Primary; Commentary,
November 22, 1991
PERSONNEL
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
- The LPSC Re-examined; PAR Analysis 286, May 1992
- PARticles Vol. 1, No. 3--Summary of PAR Commentaries: Weaning the
PSC From Outside Consultants (May 8, 1991); July 1991
REAPPORTIONMENT
RECOVERY
- State and Local Revenue and Spending: How Louisiana Compares Post-Katrina, April 2010
- GulfGov Reports: Three Years after Katrina and Rita, Challenges Remain, December 2008
- Guide to the Proposed Consitutional Amendments, September 2008
- Session Yielded Little Reform, PAR Says, June 2008
- GulfGov Reports: The Role of Community Rebuilding Plans in the Hurricane Recovery, June 2008
- Strengthening the Standards: A Case Study of Disaster-Related Contracting Practices in Louisiana, April 2008
- Special Session Set Stage for Growth, PAR Says, March 2008
- GulfGov Reports:Response, Recovery, and the Role of the Nonprofit Community in the Two Years Since Katrina and Rita, October 2007
- Spending Federal Disaster Aid, September 2007
- GulfGov Reports: A Year and a Half After Katrina and Rita, An Uneven Recovery , April 2007
- GulfGov Reports Education Research Tracks School Recovery, April 2007
- GulfGov Reports: One Year Later, August 2006
RETIREMENT
- Guide to the Proposed Consitutional Amendments, September 2008
- Special Session Set Stage for Growth, PAR Says, March 2008
- Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments, September 2007
- Questioning Candidates Beyond the Platitudes, September 2007
- PAR Wraps Up 2007 Session, June 2007
- PAR Says Session Missed Opportunities, June 2006
- Public Employee Retirement: A Time for Change, March 2005
- White Paper on State Finances
and Taxation, Issue Paper #2, August 2003
- 2003 Guide to the Constitutional
Amendments; Judges' Retirement Age, August 25, 2003
- 2002 Guide to the Constitutional Amendments; Retirement Communities Tax Break, November 5, 2002
- 1996 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Part-Time
Officials' Retirement, August 1996
- 1995 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Mandatory Retirement for Judges, October 21,
1995 and November 18, 1995
- Support to End Early Retirement Intensifies; Commentary, April 19,
1995
- Memo To PAR Members: Public Employee Retirement: Problems and Solutions;
April 30, 1993
- Early Retirement Issue Lingers On; Commentary, January 23, 1992
- Weakening Retirement Oversight; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 38, No.
5, May 25, 1990
- Budget Issues for Fiscal 1990-91, Funding The Retirement System
Debt; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 38, No. 3, May 8, 1990
- PAR Recommendations on Unresolved Major Issues; Legislative Bulletin;
Public Employee Retirement; Vol. 38, No. 1, April 25, 1990
- Pensions; PAR Legislative Analysis, July 1988
- Pension Reform; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 36, No. 5, June 3, 1988
- Public Retirement Funding; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 36, No. 3,
May 13, 1988
- 1987 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Actuarial
Funding, Retirement Systems, November 21, 1987
- Public Retirement Funding Reform; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 35,
No. 2, May 12, 1987
- Financing Louisiana's Future: Public Retirement; PAR Special Report,
May 1987
SPENDING, GOVERNMENT
- State and Local Revenue and Spending: How Louisiana Compares Post-Katrina, April 2010
- Don't raid the funds, PAR says, April 2010
- Working Toward a Client-Centered and Cost-Effective Approach to Medicaid Long-Term Care for the Elderly, April 2010
- Public Mental Health Care in Louisiana, December 2009
- Filling the Gap or Tipping the Scale? An Analysis of Louisiana’s Use of Financial Incentives to Spur Economic Development, August 2009
- Moving Highway Funding to Stable Ground, July 2009
- Short session, short on ideas, June 2009
- Delay cuts to develop plan, PAR says, June 2009
- Don't delay the REC, PAR says, May 2009
- Delaying Tax Cuts Should Be Considered, PAR Says, April 2009
- PAR Names Top Five Sunshine Solutions, March 2009
- Highway Funding: Is There a Crisis?, March 2009
- Constitutional convention only helps future budgets, PAR says, February 2009
- Assessing the Louisiana Health First Plan, December 2008
- 2008 Guide to the Proposed Consitutional Amendments; Investment of Non-Pension Benefit Trusts, September 2008
- PAR Calls Vetoes a Good First Step, July 2008
- Session Yielded Little Reform, PAR Says, June 2008
- Capital Outlay Reform Agenda for Louisiana, June 2008
- Louisiana's Captial Outlay Process, June 2008
- PAR Says Proposed Tax Cut is Shortsighted Fiscal Policy, May 2008
- Strengthening the Standards: A Case Study of Disaster-Related Contracting Practices in Louisiana, April 2008
- Special Session Set Stage for Growth, PAR Says, March 2008
- Spending Federal Disaster Aid, September 2007
- Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments, September 2007
- Questioning Candidates Beyond the Platitudes, September 2007
- PAR Wraps Up 2007 Session, June 2007
- PAR Says Help Fund Local Redevelopment and Road Home, June 2007
- Higher Education Tuition and Fees: Louisiana’s Options for Keeping Pace, May 2007
- Realigning Charity Health Care and Medical Education in Louisiana, May 2007
- Teacher and School Employee Pay: A Strategic Approach, May 2007
- GulfGov Reports: A Year and a Half After Katrina and Rita, An Uneven Recovery , April 2007
- 2006 Guide to the Constitutional Amendments; Hurricane Protection Liability, September 30, 2006
- PAR Calls Session a Waste, December 2006
- LRA Should Limit Grant for LSU Hospital, PAR Says, December 2006
- PAR Says Delay Session, November 2006
- Reject Proposals to Issue Rebates, PAR Says, October 2006
- GulfGov Reports: One Year Later, August 2006
- PAR Says Session Missed Opportunities, June 2006
- Keep Nursing Home Payments Flexible, PAR Says , June 2006
- Par Urges More Oversight for Aid Spending, June 2006
- Hurricanes and Health Care Reform, April 2006
- PAR Says Embed Recovery Authority in Law, January 2006
- PAR Says Keep Cuts, Save Reserves, November 2005
- PAR Says Fortify Financial Oversight , October 2005
- Take the High Road, Not the Highways, PAR Says, Commentary, 4/8/04
- White Paper on State Finances
and Taxation, Issue Paper #2, August 2003
- 2003 Guide to the Constitutional
Amendments; Dedication of Lottery Proceeds, Wetlands Restoration
Fund, Coastal Restoration Fund, State Infrastructure Bank, TIMED
Projects, Budget Stabilization Fund, August 25, 2003
- 2002 Guide to the Constitutional Amendments; Groundwater Conservation, November 5, 2002
- Public Contracting for
Legal Services, November 2001
- Fiscal Decision-making:
Room for Improvement, March 2001
- State/Local Revenue and Spending: How Louisiana Compares; PAR Brief
#1; January 2000
- Voters Trust Tobacco; Commentary; October 27, 1999
- Making the Most of the Tobacco Windfall; Commentary; June 9, 1999
- Tobacco Addiction: Just Say No; Commentary; May 19, 1999
- Now Is Not The Time, Commentary, June 1, 1998
- Taxes: The Unfinished Business Of Fiscal Reform, May 6, 1998
- TIME... and TIME Again?, November, 1997
- State/Local Spending: How Louisiana Compares; PAR Analysis 289,
February 1, 1995
- The Addictions of Our Politicians; Commentary, May 26, 1994
- Fiscal 1991 State/Local Spending: How Louisiana Compares; PAR Analysis
287, January 1, 1994
- 1993 Guide to the Constitutional Amendments; Feasibility Studies/Spending
Limit, October 16, 1993
- 1992 Guide to the Constitutional Convention Proposal; State Expenditure
Limit, November 3, 1992
- Louisiana Fiscal Focus Report No. 2: State/ Local Spending: How
Louisiana Compares, July 1992
- The 1992-93 Fiscal Balancing Act; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 40,
No. 1, April 20, 1992
- 1991 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; State Mandates on Locals, October 19, 1991
- A 3-D Session: Disappointing, Deficit Prone, Distracted; Legislative
Bulletin, Vol. 38, No. 6, July 13, 1990
- Budget Issues for Fiscal 1990-91, Spending Growth; Legislative Bulletin,
Vol. 38, No. 3, May 8, 1990
- State Spending; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 35, No.3, May 19, 1987
- 1984 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Limit State Spending, Use Surpluses for a Rainy Day Fund and Economic Development, November 6, 1984, November 7, 1978
STATE EMPLOYMENT
- State and Local Revenue and Spending: How Louisiana Compares Post-Katrina, April 2010
- PAR Wraps Up the Special Session on Ethics, February 2008
- PAR Wraps Up 2007 Session, June 2007
- 2007 Guide to the Constitutional Amendments; Supplemental Pay Protection, Supplemental Pay Expansion, October 20, 2007
- 2002 Guide to the Constitutional Amendments; Removal of Public Employees, Supplemental Pay, November 5, 2002
- 1999 Guide to the Constitutional Amendments; Supplemental Pay, October 23, 1999
- "Rightsizing" Louisiana Government; Commentary, December
11, 1991
- 1990 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; State Police
Commission, Supplemental Pay, October 6, 1990
- Pay Increases for Almost Everybody, Maybe; Legislative Bulletin,
Vol. 38, No. 6, July 13, 1990
- Budget Issues for Fiscal 1990-91, Staffing Levels; Legislative Bulletin,
Vol. 38, No. 3, May 8, 1990
- Employment in Louisiana; PAR Analysis 283, April 1, 1988
- Public Employment; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 36, No. 5, June 3,
1988
- State Employees: Ending The Numbers Game; Legislative Bulletin,
Vol. 35, No.3, May 19, 1987
- 1982 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Allow Referees to Decide Appeals of State Civil Service Employees, September 11, 1982
STATE GOVERNMENT
- PAR says don't abolish Regents, February 2010
- The Unfinished Business of Ethics Reform, January 2010
- Short session, short on ideas, June 2009
- PAR Says Strengthen Regents' Authority, April 2009
- Highway Funding: Is There a Crisis?, March 2009
- Constitutional convention only helps future budgets, PAR says, February 2009
- 2008 Guide to the Proposed Consitutional Amendments, November 4, 2008
- Session Yielded Little Reform, PAR Says, June 2008
- PAR Says Scrap Records Exception for Governor, Start Over, May 2008
- PAR Says Stronger Burden of Proof Weakens Ethics Reform, April 2008
- PAR Wraps Up the Special Session on Ethics, February 2008
- PAR Says Postpone Ethics Board Reorganization, February 2008
- Spending Federal Disaster Aid, September 2007
- Questioning Candidates Beyond the Platitudes, September 2007
- PAR Wraps Up 2007 Session, June 2007
- Realigning Charity Health Care and Medical Education in Louisiana, May 2007
- GulfGov Reports: A Year and a Half After Katrina and Rita, An Uneven Recovery , April 2007
- GulfGov Reports: One Year Later, August 2006
- PAR Says Session Missed Opportunities, June 2006
- Par Urges More Oversight for Aid Spending, June 2006
- PAR Says Let Sun Shine on Agencies within Governor's Office, May 2006
- PAR Says Embed Recovery Authority in Law, January 2006
- PAR Recommends Levee Board Consolidation, February 2006
- PAR Says Fortify Financial Oversight , October 2005
- White Paper on Governmental
Ethics and Constitutional Revision, Issue Paper #4, September 2003
- White Paper on State Finances
and Taxation, Issue Paper #2, August 2003
- 2003 Guide to the Constitutional
Amendments; Administrative Law System, August 25, 2003
- Public Contracting for
Legal Services, November 2001
- Fiscal Decision-making:
Room for Improvement, March 2001
- Citizen's Guide to Government, January 29, 1999
- 1995 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; State and
Local Liability Limit, October 21, 1995 and November 18, 1995
- PARticles Vol. 1, No. 1--Summary of PAR Commentaries: State Mandates:
The Rest of the Story (November 14, 1990); January 1991
- Upgrading State Management; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 38, No. 5,
May 25, 1990
SURPLUS AND NONRECURRING FUNDS
- Don't raid the funds, PAR says, April 2010
- Short session, short on ideas, June 2009
- Delay cuts to develop plan, PAR says, June 2009
- PAR Says Proposed Tax Cut is Shortsighted Fiscal Policy, May 2008
- Special Session Set Stage for Growth, PAR Says, March 2008
- Spending Federal Disaster Aid, September 2007
- Questioning Candidates Beyond the Platitudes, September 2007
- PAR Wraps Up 2007 Session, June 2007
- GulfGov Reports: A Year and a Half After Katrina and Rita, An Uneven Recovery , April 2007
- PAR Calls Session a Waste, December 2006
- PAR Says Delay Session, November 2006
- Reject Proposals to Issue Rebates, PAR Says, October 2006
- GulfGov Reports: One Year Later, August 2006
- PAR Says Session Missed Opportunities, June 2006
- PAR Says Keep Cuts, Save Reserves, November 2005
- 2003 Guide to the Constitutional
Amendments; Wetlands Conservation Fund, Budget Stabilization Fund,
August 25, 2003
- 1998 Guide to the Constitutional Amendments; "Rainy Day" Fund and Uses of Nonrecurring Money, October 3, 1998
- Rainy Days and Windfalls; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 43, No. 1;
April 14, 1997
- 1993 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Nonrecurring
Revenues, October 16, 1993
- 1992 Guide to the Constitutional Convention Proposal; Nonrecurring
Revenue, November 3, 1992
- PARticles Vol. 1, No. 3--Summary of PAR Commentaries: A Saner Policy
for Surplus Funds Use (May 22, 1991); July 1991
- Budget Issues for Fiscal 1990-91, Use of Surplus; Legislative Bulletin,
Vol. 38, No. 3, May 8, 1990
- Mineral Stabilization Fund; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 35, No. 5,
June 1, 1987
TAXES AND FEES
- State and Local Revenue and Spending: How Louisiana Compares Post-Katrina, April 2010
- Moving Highway Funding to Stable Ground, July 2009
- Short session, short on ideas, June 2009
- Delay cuts to develop plan, PAR says, June 2009
- Don't Increase the Homestead Exemption, PAR Says, May 2009
- Delaying Tax Cuts Should Be Considered, PAR Says, April 2009
- Highway Funding: Is There a Crisis?, March 2009
- Constitutional convention only helps future budgets, PAR says, February 2009
- Session Yielded Little Reform, PAR Says, June 2008
- PAR Says Allow Tuition Increases, June 2008
- PAR Says Proposed Tax Cut is Shortsighted Fiscal Policy, May 2008
- Special Session Set Stage for Growth, PAR Says, March 2008
- 2007 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments, September 2007
- Questioning Candidates Beyond the Platitudes, September 2007
- PAR Wraps Up 2007 Session, June 2007
- Higher Education Tuition and Fees: Louisiana’s Options for Keeping Pace, May 2007
- PAR Calls Session a Waste, December 2006
- Guide to the Constitutional Amendments on the November 7, 2006, Ballot, October 2006
- Guide to the Constitutional Amendments on the September 30, 2006, Ballot, September 2006
- Property Assessment Reforms Needed, PAR Says, Commentary, 5/3/04
- Begin Business Tax Cuts, PAR Urges, Commentary, 3/1/04
- White Paper on State Finances
and Taxation, Issue Paper #2, August 2003
- 2003 Guide to the Constitutional
Amendments; Offshore Drilling Rigs Tax Break, Dedication of Lottery
Proceeds, August 25, 2003
- The 'Stelly Plan:" A
Proposed Income/Sales Tax Swap, September 2002
- 2002 Guide to the Constitutional Amendments; Income/Sales Tax Swap, November 5, 2002
- Corporate Tax Burdens
in the Southern States: A Comparison; PAR Analysis 303, April 8,
2002
- Fiscal Decision-making:
Room for Improvement, March 2001
- 2000 Guide to the Constitutional Amendments, State Personal Income Tax Change, State Food and Utitlities Sales Tax Repeal, November 7, 2000
- Value Added Tax Needs More Study; Commentary; February 24, 2000
- 1999 Louisiana Tax Handbook
- Now Is Not The Time, Commentary, June 1, 1998
- Taxes: The Unfinished Business Of Fiscal Reform, May 6, 1998
- 1998 Guide to the Constitutional Amendments; Court-Ordered Taxes, Blighted Property, October 3, 1998
- TIME... and TIME Again?, November, 1997
- 1997 Louisiana Tax Handbook
- 1996 Louisiana Tax Handbook
- 1996 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Intangible
Property Exemption, Sales Tax Exemptions, August 1996
- 1995 Louisiana Tax Handbook
- 1995 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Two-Thirds
Vote for Fees, Limit Local Tax Votes, October 21, 1995 and November
18, 1995
- Corporate Tax Burdens in the Southern States: A Comparison; PAR
Analysis 288, December 12, 1994
- 1994 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Louisiana
Recovery District, October 1, 1994
- Louisiana Fiscal Focus Report No. 5: Family Tax Burdens: A National
Comparison, February 1994
- 1993 Louisiana Tax Handbook
- 1993 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Mobile Home
Tax Exemption, October 16, 1993
- 1992 Louisiana Tax Handbook
- 1992 Guide to the Constitutional Convention Proposal; Industrial
Tax Exemption Job Criteria, Local Sales Tax Exemptions, Local Occupational
License Tax, November 3, 1992
- 1992 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Home Builders'
Property Tax Exemption, Homestead Exemption for Mobile Homes, October
3, 1992
- 1991 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Single Parish
Sales Tax Collector, October 19, 1991
- Inventory Tax Relief; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 39, No. 4, May
22, 1991
- Too Many Local Sales Collectors; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 39,
No. 1, April 22, 1991
- Louisiana Fiscal Focus, Report No. 1: Two Decades of Tax Instability;
April 1991
- PARticles Vol. 1, No.2--Summary of PAR Commentaries: Too Many Tax
Collectors (January 24, 1991); March 1991
- PARticles Vol. 1, No. 1--Summary of PAR Commentaries: Inventory
Taxation is Bad Business for Louisiana (November 28, 1990); January
1991
- 1991 Louisiana Tax Handbook
- 1990 Louisiana Tax Handbook
- 1990 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Local Inheritance
Tax, Wholesale Inventory Tax Exemption, Tax Break for Improvements,
Tax Break for Housing Homeless, New Orleans Property Tax, Donations
for Industry, Lignite Tax Dedication, October 6, 1990
- State Tax Increases and Failure of Tax Reform; Legislative Bulletin,
Vol. 38, No. 6, July 13, 1990
- Inventory Tax Reform; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 38, No. 5, May
25, 1990
- Budget Issues for Fiscal 1990-91, Proposed Tax Plan; Legislative
Bulletin, Vol. 38, No. 3, May 8, 1990
- PAR Recommendations on Unresolved Major Issues; Legislative Bulletin;
Property Tax, Local Sales Tax; Vol. 38, No. 1, April 25, 1990
- 1989 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Tax-Exempt
Inventory, Municipal Property Tax, Tax Break for Improvements, Drug
Property Seizure, Auto License Tax, Lignite Tax Allocation, October
7, 1989
- 1988 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Five-Year
Property Tax Assessment Freeze for Housing Restoration, October 1,
1988
- Property Tax; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 35, No. 6, June 19, 1987
TERM LIMITS
- Guide to the Proposed Consitutional Amendments, September 2008
- PAR Wraps Up the Special Session on Ethics, February 2008
- Questioning Candidates Beyond the Platitudes, September 2007
- PAR Wraps Up 2007 Session, June 2007
- 1995 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Term Limits
for Legislators, October 21 and November 18, 1995
- Terms: Limited or Unlimited; Legislative Bulletin, May 13, 1991
- PARticles Vol. 1, No. 1--Summary of PAR Commentaries: Budget Reform,
Education Trust Fund, Term Limits, Mineral Revenues, State Mandates,
Inventory Tax, Class Size; January 1991
- PAR Recommendations on Unresolved Major Issues ; Legislative Bulletin;
Taxes, Property Tax, Local Sales Tax; Vol. 38, No. 1, April 25, 1990
TOBACCO SETTLEMENT
- Don't raid the funds, PAR says, April 2010
- Guide to the Constitutional Amendments on the November 7, 2006, Ballot, October 2006
- Guide to the Constitutional Amendments on the September 30, 2006, Ballot, September 2006
- Municipal Bankruptcy in Perspective, April 2006
- 2003 Guide to the Constitutional
Amendments; Coastal Restoration Fund, August 25, 2003
- Voters Trust Tobacco; Commentary; October 27, 1999
- Making the Most of the Tobacco Windfall; Commentary; June 6, 1999
- Tobacco Addiction: Just Say No; Commentary; May 19, 1999
TOURISM
TRANSPORTATION
- Moving Highway Funding to Stable Ground, July 2009
- Highway Funding: Is There a Crisis?, March 2009
- Capital Outlay Reform Agenda for Louisiana, June 2008
- Louisiana's Captial Outlay Process, June 2008
- Special Session Set Stage for Growth, PAR Says, March 2008
- Questioning Candidates Beyond the Platitudes, September 2007
- PAR Wraps Up 2007 Session, June 2007
- Take the High Road, Not the Highways, PAR Says, Commentary, 4/8/04
- White Paper on State Finances
and Taxation, Issue Paper #2, August 2003
- 2003 Guide to the Constitutional
Amendments; TIMED Projects, August 25, 2003
- Now Is Not The Time, Commentary, June 1, 1998
- TIME... and TIME Again?, November, 1997
- Impact of Transportation Trust Fund; Legislative Bulletin, Vol.
38, No. 4, May 11, 1990
- 1989 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Transportation
Fund, October 7, 1989
- Administration Proposal Would Gut Highway Priority Program; Legislative
Bulletin, Vol. 35, No. 2, May 12, 1987
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE
- Unemployment Insurance; PAR Legislative Analysis, July 1988
WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES
- Guide to the Constitutional Amendments on the September 30, 2006, Ballot, September 2006
- 2004 Guide to the Constitutional Amendments; Freedom to Hunt, Fish & Trap, Agricultural & Seafood Fund, November 2, 2004
- 1995 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Local Hunting or Fishing Laws, October 21, 1995
- 1989 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Wetlands Fund,
October 7, 1989
- 1987 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Constituional
Wildlife and Fisheries Conservation Fund, November 21, 1987
WORKERS' COMPENSATION
- 2003 Guide to the Constitutional
Amendments; LWCC Board, August 25, 2003
- 1999 Guide to the Constitutional Amentments; Workers' Compensation Corporation, No Sale; Workers' Compensation Corporation, Join LIGA, November 20, 1999
- 1991 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; State Workers'
Compensation Fund, October 19, 1991
- 1990 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Workers' Compensation,
October 6, 1990
- Workers' Compensation; PAR Legislative Analysis, July 1988
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