Medicaid: Fiscal Year 2018 State Budget
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Issue Brief
REPORT: Blueprint for a Stronger Louisiana
It’s time to trade the never-ending cycle of budget shortfalls for long-term stability that allows for new investments in Louisiana’s communities. #InvestInLA
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Tax recommendations are a good starting point
The goal of tax reform should not just be to stop the bleeding – although that’s important.
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Census data show gains in health insurance coverage
More Louisianans than ever before were covered by health insurance in 2015, according to figures released Tuesday by the U.S. Census Bureau.
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New Occupational Data Show Need for Work Supports, Education Investments
An important goal of state policy should be to ensure that hard work pays off. New data from the Louisiana Workforce Commission show that many occupations adding jobs provide relatively low incomes to workers. Louisiana leaders should enact policies to support workers who will fill these jobs and are struggling to make ends meet. Doubling the state’s Earned income tax credit (EITC) and increasing the state’s minimum wage would be a good down payment for building an inclusive economy that supports these emerging jobs in Louisiana.
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