Jindal official: $4M efficiency contract changing
The Jindal administration says it's changing an efficiency contract with New York consultants to require them to identify at least $500 million in savings for the state.
View ArticleContract amended to require $500M in savings ideas
A company getting $4.2 million from Gov. Bobby Jindal's administration for an efficiency study has agreed to amend its contract to require the firm to find $500 million in savings ideas for the state.
View ArticleJindal budget uses ideas from $4M savings study
Gov. Bobby Jindal's top budget adviser says a consultant hired to devise state money-savings ideas has already come up with enough recommendations to pay for the $4 million contract.
View ArticleDisaster relief aid proposed for disabled services
Gov. Bobby Jindal's proposal to provide new services to the developmentally disabled relies on $11 million from the state's pool of federal recovery money for hurricanes Gustav and Ike and requires...
View Article$225M borrowed for work on Louisiana rural roads
Louisiana is borrowing $225 million to pay for improvements to rural roads around the state.
View ArticleBill cutting state agency spending advances
An effort to force a 10 percent cut on state agencies' spending on consulting and professional services contracts received the support Tuesday of the House Appropriations Committee, without objection.
View ArticleLa. House works on its version of next year’s budget
Lawmakers in the House have taken their hand at crafting next year's $25 billion budget.
View ArticleJindal efficiency study extended through May
A consultant hired to devise money-savings ideas for Gov. Bobby Jindal's administration is being given an extra month to do its work.
View ArticleReserves for state employee insurance decline
Just over two years ago, the state employee health insurance program had a half-billion dollars in reserves.
View ArticleSenators pick through $74M savings from consultant
State senators are questioning whether Gov. Bobby Jindal's administration can deliver the $74 million in savings it is promising from the ideas of an outside consultant.
View ArticleBudget has $134M gap as fiscal year nears its end
More than $134 million in piecemeal funding used to balance this year's budget has yet to arrive in the state treasury, with the end of the fiscal year only days away.
View ArticleBESE effort to hire lawyer faces Jindal resistance
The state education board has hit a roadblock from Gov. Bobby Jindal's administration in its efforts to hire a law firm to pursue a possible lawsuit against the governor.
View ArticleCost of efficiency consultant bumped up to $7.4M
The price tag has nearly doubled for Gov. Bobby Jindal's hiring of an outside consulting firm to recommend new ways to balance the state budget.
View ArticleWhite: Ruling lets Common Core test plans resume
Louisiana's education chief says a court ruling allows state officials to resume development of Common Core test plans that have been in the making for four years.
View ArticleHealth benefit changes planned for state workers
Louisiana's state government employees and retirees face increased out-of-pocket costs, higher deductibles and new health service limitations as Gov. Bobby Jindal's administration reworks state...
View ArticleJindal aide outlines dire finances of state employee health program
Retirees and employees who face the higher deductibles and out-of-pocket costs responded angrily, telling lawmakers that they shouldn't be held responsible for what they consider the Jindal...
View ArticleState health insurance changes delayed until March
Gov. Bobby Jindal's administration announced Tuesday that it was delaying heavily criticized changes to the state health insurance program by two months, but not backing off the rewrite to benefits.
View ArticleJindal admin: State has a $178.5M surplus
The Jindal Administration says Louisiana has ended the 2014 fiscal year with a $178.5 million budget surplus.
View ArticleQuestions raised about touted $178.5M surplus
Gov. Bobby Jindal's administration reported a $178.5 million budget surplus for the state fiscal year that ended June 30.
View ArticleCredit agency calls canceled amid surplus dispute
Treasurer John Kennedy says he called off phone updates with the state's credit rating agencies because of questions about whether Louisiana ended its last budget year with a surplus or a deficit.
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