Thursday, September 30, 2010
STORIES OF THE DAY (Thursday, September 30th)
.
.
.
Pew Research Poll: Young People and Minorities Are All The President Has Left
Poll shows Landry far ahead of Downer in 3rd District GOP runoff
3rd District race gets personal in final days
Harold Turner Feels the Heat For Supporting Government Bailout
Schwegmann Ordered to Pay: Columnist Called him "Scoundrel" and "Doofus"
23 percent expected to turn out to vote on Saturday
Candidates fear voters distracted by college football, squirrel hunting
Sen. Vitter predicts deepwater drilling moratorium will end next month
Former Mayor's corruption sentence reduced by two years
Mayor Indicted In Fraud
GOP voters to play role in mayor's race with only Democrats
Arrests of employees at Office of Motor Vehicles around state a 'black eye'
Inside Report: Medal issue puts Carson on hot seat
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
To unsubscribe: lanewslink@gmail.com
.
Labels: DOWNER, LANDRY, LOUISIANA, OBAMA, POLITICS
Tuesday, September 07, 2010
STORIES FROM TODAY & LABOR DAY
.
.
.
LOUISIANA INSTITUTE OF POLITICS FEATURES FORMER GOVERNORS (TONIGHT)
The Curious Campaign Of Hunt Downer
Scalise criticizes President Barack Obama for policies in both gulfs
Boustany joins in call for Salazar to speed up shallow-water drilling
William Jefferson's appeal is extended again
Darnell leads Willard-Lewis in fundraising for 2nd District Senate seat
EDITORIAL: La. education again gets reform points, but lags in results
Taylor Mathews performs tonight on 'America's Got Talent' on NBC
EDITORIAL: The Saints Are Coming
EDITORIAL: Blessings of work
The enduring mystery of who killed Huey P. Long
Campaign proposed against baggy pants
Louisiana state parks join geocaching craze
Tax-free weekend drives sales up
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
To unsubscribe: lanewslink@gmail.com
.
Labels: BOUSTANY, DOWNER, FOSTER, LANDRY, LOUISIANA, POLITICS, ROEMER, SAINTS, SCALISE
Monday, August 30, 2010
STORIES OF THE DAY (Monday, August 30th)
.
.
.
Pinsonat: Tea Party type voters are now dominating elections across Louisiana
Performance of Senate also-rans telling
Downer Can't Win, And He Needs To Get Out
Christie Channels Reagan to Become Anti-Obama
Seventy Percent of Americans Know They've Been Conned
Outrageous New YouTube Video- Jay Dardenne: Too Big To Fail
FOR ALL THE OFFICIAL ELECTION RETURNS CLICK HERE
Cassidy Sets Event Tuesday
EDITORIAL: Let banks be community banks
EDITORIAL: Traffic snarls Baton Rouge
Obama: 'Wonderful to be back in New Orleans'
38% Say Most Judges Too Liberal, 18% Say Too Conservative
'Louisiana Institute of Politics' ONLY 8 SEATS STILL AVAILABLE!
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
To unsubscribe: lanewslink@gmail.com
.
Labels: DOWNER, LANDRY, LOUISIANA, OBAMA, PINSONAT, POLITICS, TEA PARTY, VITTER
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
STORIES OF THE DAY (Wednesday, August 25th)
.
.
.
Lessons from the Bell, California Fiasco (Taxpayers vs. Government Employees)
Vitter, Alexander say Democrat policies blocking recovery
TEA PARTY COULD ROIL DOWNER'S PLANS
Dardenne on 'robocalls': Doesn't Deny Voting For 22 Taxes!
Mayor Blasts His Own Agency Heads
Loupe: Review Surveillance Network
BATON ROUGE: THE LIBERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Former senator found guilty, Likely to lose law license
Number of state-owned vehicles declines in La.
RAINWATER SAYS BUDGET CUTS WILL BE STRATEGIC
EDITORIAL: Louisiana is setting the pace in this school 'Race'
Louisiana Loses 'Race to the Top'
Medicare: More than 3 million seniors may have to switch drug plans
EDITORIAL: Living With The Problem
Black farmers told funds could be coming
Director: Drilling Ban To Continue
'LOUISIANA INSTITUTE OF POLITICS' FACULTY PROFILE: JIM HARRIS
'LOUISIANA INSTITUTE OF POLITICS' FACULTY PROFILE: GINGER SAWYER
DAILY REPORT CALENDAR FEATURES 'CAMPAIGN ACADEMY' SEPT. 7TH LINEUP
'Louisiana Institute of Politics' A Few Seats Left (Register Today!)
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
To unsubscribe: lanewslink@gmail.com
.
Labels: DARDENNE, DOWNER, KIP, LOUISIANA, POLITICS, TAX, TEA PARTY, VITTER
Monday, August 23, 2010
STORIES OF THE DAY (Monday, August 23rd)
.
.
.
Vitter Fundraising "Dwarfs" Melancon, Traylor
TEA PARTY TV: DOWN WITH DOWNER!
V.P. Biden Lashes Out At "Republican Tea Party"
Many More Now Following Mosque Controversy... And Don't Like It
Traylor Should be Disbarred, Say Ellingtons
Targeted Louisiana Republican Shrugs Off Lack of National Party Help
Baton Rouge: Marchers Protest Crime
Mayor hopefuls take questions from gay rights group
Taking another look at politics of moratorium
Gulf Oil Spill: Feinberg says no-sue rule was his idea
John Maginnis Joins 'Louisiana Institute of Politics' A Few Seats Left
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
To unsubscribe: lanewslink@gmail.com
.
Labels: CRIME, DOWNER, LOUISIANA, MELANCON, OBAMA, OIL SPILL, POLITICS, TEA PARTY, TRAYLOR, VITTER
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
STORIES OF THE DAY (Wednesday, August 18th)
.
.
.
AP Poll: Obama at new low for handling economy
(HUNT DUCKS!) Downer Absent From Tea Party Debate
Desperate Downer Attacks Landry (CONDUCT UNBECOMING!)
Probe points to stalking- Investigators search Painter's office, state car
Lawmaker revels in lax ethical standards
Louisiana to skip appointing interim commissioner of higher education
BERNIE PINSONAT: Governor Should Ask For Board of Regents Resignation!
BESE's Roemer says panel in need of makeover
4 former Louisiana state employees plead guilty
Moratorium's victims speak out
LA. hires Dallas law firm for BP damages ($500,000), Seattle Firm ($779,000)
CHARLIE DAVIS: Obama Takes Gridlock On Tour
New briefs filed in ex-Avoyelles sheriff Belt case
Louisiana Institute of Politics 1st 'Campaign Academy' (Register Now!)
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
To unsubscribe: lanewslink@gmail.com
.
Labels: DOWNER, FOSTER, JINDAL, LANDRY, LOUISIANA, POLITICS, ROEMER, VITTER
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
STORIES OF THE DAY (Wednesday, July 28th)
.
.
.
La. Incumbents Building War Chests For Elections (Vitter $5.5 Million On Hand)
Legislators Warn Of Projected $2B Deficit, Likely Cuts- "Looks Like Mt. Everest"
DEMOCRATS PLAN TO ATTACK GOP AS TEA PARTY
Businesses decry moratorium
Drilling moratorium assailed at Senate committee hearing
DOWNER TOOK $5000 CONTRIBUTION FROM BLANCO
Vitter Blasts Obama Administration
Senator Earns Small Business Endorsement: "Vitter Re-Election Is Critical"
Target Corp. testing new political contribution rules
INVESTIGATION: OVERTIME ABUSE- NUMBERS ARE "SHOCKING"
City-Parish Workers Hold Pay Raise Rally
La. Public Schools Improve
Race to the Top bid strengthened by new legislation, Jindal says
State law on contract side deals still awaiting start date
La. health department: 324 blame illness on spill
State Supreme Court refuses to hear appeal by Judge
Politicians want to rein in all spending except their own salaries
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
To unsubscribe: lanewslink@gmail.com
.
Labels: DOWNER, JINDAL, LANDRY, LOUISIANA, MELANCON, OBAMA, POLITICS, VITTER
Sunday, July 25, 2010
STORIES OF THE DAY FOR SUNDAY (July 25th, 2010)
.
.
.
(Still More Traylor Trash!) It's Comedy Hour In The GOP Senate Primary
DEMOCRATIC PARTY CHAIRMAN GAVE VITTER $1000 CONTRIBUTION
Hopefuls release financial reports- Kershaw owes the IRS $200,000
Politics: Voter registration deadline looming- Landry Urges Party Switch
Washington Watch: Downer Up For New Campaign (That Dog Won't Hunt!)
HIGHER ED IN WORLD ALL ITS OWN
New Poll: Taxes Jumps In Importance, But Economy Still The Main Issue
Political Horizons: Action On Leak Helps Jindal
List of former Jindal Cabinet members getting longer
La. Chief Justice to return in December
Other public officials fought email law and lost
E-mail Practices Block Access
WHY HAS "TOP SECRET AMERICA" CAUSED LITTLE REACTION?
Shreveport's $8 million legal tab- Bargain or Over-Priced?
LSUA contemplates future as budget cuts loom
Will Cao be embraced at home as he is in Washington
Cao's peers in House note his independence
TRUTH CAN BE ELUSIVE IN D.C.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
To unsubscribe: lanewslink@gmail.com
.
Labels: BUDGET, CAO, DOWNER, HIGHER ED, JINDAL, KERSHAW, LANDRY, LOUISIANA, POLITICS, TRAYLOR, VITTER
Friday, July 23, 2010
STORIES OF THE DAY (Friday, July 23rd)
.
.
.
LATEST SENATE POLL SHOWS VITTER UP BY 20% OVER MELANCON (53%-33%)
Why Is Charlie Melancon Standing By Embattled Colleague Charlie Rangel?
Vitter Applauds Senate Vote to Keep Road Home Funding
MORE OF "THAT DOG DON'T HUNT" (DOWNER)
Moon Griffon: Lt. Governor Candidate Jay Dardenne's Liberal Voting Record...
EDITORIAL: Rallying against the blanket drilling moratorium
SENATE DEMOCRATS ABANDON CAP & TRADE
Washington and Wall Street: 'Too Big to Trust'
69% say more competition and less government regulation is better
EDITORIAL: Budgetary Discipline Is Essential
Pipeline represents $1 billion investment
Jindal declares emergency preparing for storm
Rigs, ships moving away from Gulf oil spill site as Tropical Storm approaches
EDITORIAL: Louisiana's No-Fly List
Judge Thomas Porteous pushes to have impeachment articles dismissed
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
To unsubscribe: lanewslink@gmail.com
.
Labels: DARDENNE, DOWNER, LOUISIANA, MELANCON, OBAMA, POLITICS, VITTER
Monday, July 19, 2010
STORIES OF THE DAY (Monday, July 19th)
.
.
.
WASHINGTON POST INVESTIGATION: A Hidden World, Growing Beyond Control
Vitter: Obama Avoiding Oil Spill
OIL SEEPING FROM GULF FLOOR NEAR WELL
Analysis: Perfect storm brewing for La. economy
Mitch Landrieu, David Vitter Talk Oil Spill On National Cable Networks
Vitter Opposes Kagan, Melancon's Canadian Fundraiser
LANDRY WITH A "NOTICABLE EDGE" In Fundraising, Downer Lags Behind
Landry vs. Downer: A Comparison of Family Values
Poll: Cao Leads 2nd Congressional District Race
61% Expect Rise in Health Care Costs Under New Law, 56% Favor Repeal
PROTEST TARGETS MORATORIUM (WEDNESDAY 11 AM @ CAJUNDOME)
Washington Watch: Cassidy proposes new panel
Jindal appointee preps
NEW LAW LIMITS WIRELESS USE
EDITORIAL: Levine leaves legacy of ideas
Lady of the Lake OK'd as a teaching hospital
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
To unsubscribe: lanewslink@gmail.com
.
Labels: CAO, CASSIDY, DOWNER, JINDAL, LANDRY, LOUISIANA, OBAMA, OIL SPILL, POLITICS, VITTER
Thursday, July 01, 2010
STORIES OF THE DAY (Thursday, July 1st)
.
.
.
BREAKING: NEW POLL- 74% Like Job Governor Jindal Is Doing (UP 10% From April)
Breaking News: Vitter Raises $1 Million, More Than $5.5 Million on Hand
HUNT DOWNER'S LIBERAL VOTING RECORD EXPOSED
Lift the Drilling Moratorium Rally (Friday, State Capitol, 3-5 p.m.)
Gov. Bobby Jindal's handling of Gulf oil spill profiled by NPR
White House oil spill commission to hold first meeting in New Orleans on July 12
Biden Uses Parish President for Photo-op, No Time For Meeting
CASSIDY: How Is Killing 20,000 Jobs Not "Irreparable Harm"
Oil spill claims administrator says moratorium not covered by fund
State Colleges Budget: "Regents on Wednesday funneled $1.4 billion"
URBAN DICTIONARY DEFINITION: SALLY CLAUSEN
Southern Tuition Up 10% In Fall (President To Get Paid $426,000!)
NEWS COMMENT: LSU SYSTEM IS LADEN WITH PORK
Gov. Bobby Jindal signs college tuition-increase law
Governor Punishes Opponents
MAN ACCUSED OF THREATENING STATE REP!
District judge, trooper sue each other over traffic stop, arrest
REP. CHAMPAGNE JOINS GOP, leveling party balance in House
La. wildlife secretary questions use of fund
Senator Thompson Says State Should Look At Grambling Finances
Ex-Mayor Opposes Own City
State Dismisses Charge Against Ex-Councilman
EDITORIAL: Speedy Trial Best For All (Indicted City Councilmen)
Chairman John Young announces candidacy for Parish president
National flood insurance program extension passes
NEW VIDEO: A Message from your Government
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
To unsubscribe: lanewslink@gmail.com
.
Labels: CASSIDY, DOWNER, JINDAL, LOUISIANA, NEW ORLEANS, OIL SPILL, POLITICS, VITTER
Monday, June 28, 2010
STORIES OF THE DAY (Monday, June 28th)
.
.
.
Politics keeping New Orleans Saints from the White House?
Rainwater steps in as top state financial advisor
HUNT DOWNER TAPPED AS CHIEF LOBBYIST
NEW VIDEO: Spending PSA - A Message from your Government (Parody)
Dunn leaves museum- State Rep. Waddell is expected to succeed him
CASSIDY: Gulf Spill Shouldn't End Offshore Drilling
Clausen replacement search gearing up
EDITORIAL: When budgets aren't fun anymore
Limitations upset Ethics Board members
South Carolina: Outlier or National Precursor?
AMERICANS RELATE TO FOUNDERS, NOT PROGRESSIVES
Businesses affected by spill should not face obstacles from SBA
Oil Spill's emotional toll quietly mounts
Breaking News: West Virginia Sen. Robert Byrd dead at 92
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
To unsubscribe: lanewslink@gmail.com
.
Labels: CASSIDY, DOWNER, JINDAL, LOUISIANA, OBAMA, OIL SPILL, POLITICS, SAINTS, VILLERE
