by Michael Lunsford | Nov 20, 2024 | Legislature, Louisiana, Sunshine
Continuing our coverage of the Constitutional amendments appearing on the upcoming December 2024 ballot, we present two separate amendments to address Louisiana’s spending cap problem, authored by the same legislator and focused on the same issue: the state...
by Michael Lunsford | Oct 25, 2024 | Louisiana, Sunshine
Although the image suggests this article is about the Public Service Commission race, it’s not. However, the PSC race has presented a unique opportunity for a teachable moment. It’s also a great time to show you some behind-the-scenes things we do here....
by Michael Lunsford | Oct 23, 2024 | Legislature, Louisiana, Sunshine
The single most common nonpartisan issue that equally upsets everyone is discovering that their government has been wasting tax dollars. We’ve been addressing this for some time now. Our recent article covered various cooperative endeavor agreements,...
by Michael Lunsford | Oct 21, 2024 | Legislature, Louisiana, Sunshine
Jeff Landry’s administration announced the Gator Scholarship program (also known as school choice or vouchers) as a top priority. Even so, it faced uncertainty as the various bills worked through the 2024 regular legislative session. Ways and Means Chairman...
by Michael Lunsford | Oct 16, 2024 | Louisiana, Sunshine
Across the state of Louisiana, our criminal court system is broken. We all know it and have known it for many years. Despite this, until recently, no one seemed willing to do the work to fix it. Others will downright block any attempt even to conduct a meaningful...
by Michael Lunsford | Oct 8, 2024 | Louisiana, Sunshine
How can we finally change Louisiana? Tracking frivolous spending in our state’s Capitol has been challenging for a long time. That’s because Louisiana’s Huey Long culture operates best under the cover of darkness. It’s much more difficult to...