4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (968+ words) (Andrew Rice, The Center Square) — President Donald Trump said he would offer every eligible American adult a $5,000 “Trump Dividend” if Republicans maintain control of the U.S. House and Senate in the midterm elections. “It’s $5,000 to every adult,” Trump told…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (518+ words) The Hayride Rather than throw more money at a perceived problem, perhaps Louisiana should reconceptualize how it addresses child care. Money that the country didn’t have was thrown at states through federal grants during the Wuhan coronavirus pandemic to give…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (327+ words) Perhaps the most interesting part of Louisiana’s SpaceX announcement is not what the state says about SpaceX. It is what Louisiana says about itself. Louisiana Economic Development describes the state’s new aerospace policies in unusually straightforward terms: The state also…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (535+ words) (Carolina Lumetta, Real Clear Wire) — Texas-based Republican strategist Rebecca Trahan is excited to see the first-ever GOP midterm convention come to Dallas next week. More specifically, she hopes it will bring yet more national attention and dollars to the Senate…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (355+ words) The Hayride Stephanie Riegel wrote an article in the Advocate a few days ago asking if the mega-projects that have been announced in our state will measurably alter the economy. It is a valid question, but one that deserves another…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (220+ words) All of this, he says, means ‘Louisiana is winning.’ In some ways, yes, it does. We do agree that having high-paying jobs for Louisianans is a good thing. But is it the highest thing? Can it really bring lasting happiness…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago   (225+ words) It might make for good politics, but it’s bad law and devalues education for politicians to support efforts, encouraged by Louisiana State University, to allow professional athletes to play their sport at Louisiana institutions of higher learning. The previous rule…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (499+ words) (The Center Square) — Louisiana municipalities dominate a new national ranking of local governments that rely heavily on fines and forfeitures, with seven of the 10 most dependent cities in the country located in the state. The Reason Foundation analyzed audited 2023 financial…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (873+ words) The Hayride In order to actually solve a problem, you need to understand it, which it isn’t at all clear that Louisiana’s Legislative Higher Education Funding and Formula Task Force does. As the landscape of higher education continues to change,…...