State surplus dispute likely to linger for months
Did the state close last year's books with a surplus or a deficit?
View ArticleJindal’s office pushes treasurer to move along bond money
Treasurer John Kennedy said the governor's office is exaggerating and no construction work is in jeopardy, in what has become the latest in a string of financial disagreements between the two...
View ArticleJindal patches way through another budget
The unveiling of the Republican governor's plan to close a $180 million midyear deficit had so few reductions beyond cutting money for vacant jobs and nonessential supplies that it has drawn little...
View ArticleLouisiana Medicaid costs up $950M as hospitals privatize
Louisiana's Medicaid spending rose about $950 million while the state privatized public hospitals and much of Medicaid, a legislative audit found.
View ArticleJindal administration working to close budget gap
Gov. Bobby Jindal's administration has started sifting through agency budget proposals as it works on a plan to close next year's $1.4 billion shortfall, but the governor's chief budget architect said...
View ArticleState agrees to $335m construction borrowing plan
The State Bond Commission agreed to the borrowing plan today Thursday without objection.
View ArticleJindal’s top budget architect leaving for the private sector
Gov. Bobby Jindal will have a new chief budget adviser for the final three months of his term.
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.
View ArticleState surplus dispute likely to linger for months
Did the state close last year's books with a surplus or a deficit?
View ArticleJindal’s office pushes treasurer to move along bond money
Treasurer John Kennedy said the governor's office is exaggerating and no construction work is in jeopardy, in what has become the latest in a string of financial disagreements between the two...
View ArticleJindal patches way through another budget
The unveiling of the Republican governor's plan to close a $180 million midyear deficit had so few reductions beyond cutting money for vacant jobs and nonessential supplies that it has drawn little...
View ArticleLouisiana Medicaid costs up $950M as hospitals privatize
Louisiana's Medicaid spending rose about $950 million while the state privatized public hospitals and much of Medicaid, a legislative audit found.
View ArticleJindal administration working to close budget gap
Gov. Bobby Jindal's administration has started sifting through agency budget proposals as it works on a plan to close next year's $1.4 billion shortfall, but the governor's chief budget architect said...
View ArticleState agrees to $335m construction borrowing plan
The State Bond Commission agreed to the borrowing plan today Thursday without objection.
View ArticleJindal’s top budget architect leaving for the private sector
Gov. Bobby Jindal will have a new chief budget adviser for the final three months of his term.
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