Friday, February 25, 2011

 

STORIES OF THE DAY (Friday, February 25th)

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Nationally 46% View Unionized Teachers As a Bad Thing, 37% Disagree

Obama's Leadership Ratings Fall To A New Low

Vitter slams Feinberg over compensation from BP

Louisiana state budget shortfall issue divides legislators

Gov. Jindal defends plan to privatize state prisons

Judge: Finish SUNO study

Ark. official approved for La. education job

EDITORIAL: More secrecy at Regents

Ex-official ruled in contempt

Witness: Mayor asked for cut of Cifer's profits

Feds postpone grand jury appearances for Parish officials

Mistrial declared after jury deadlocks in Pratt's racketeering case

Sign Up Now For Public Policy Seminar Series (Begins Tuesday Night!)


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Tuesday, February 01, 2011

 

STORIES OF THE DAY (Tuesday, February 1st)

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Obama health care law unconstitutional, Florida judge rules

Roemer rips GOP field, eyes decision

GOP Voters Want Presidential Candidate With Private Sector Experience

Inside Report: Jindal activity, election year and polls

Jindal suggests a single college governance board

EDITORIAL: Save TOPS... and Go Grants, too

Drilling proponents urge action

Many former, current public officials on the witness stand

Weather postpones Dardenne's N.Y. trip

Commissioner Clyde Holloway trying to keep utility rates in check

91,000 Gulf oil spill claims, just 1 final payment

Appeals ruling mixed on La. lawyer ad rules

N.O. property owners can expect 'substantial change' in assessments


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Tuesday, January 25, 2011

 

STORIES FROM TODAY & YESTERDAY

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GALLUP POLL: Satisfaction With Gov't, Morality, Economy Down

Just 22% Say Obama Likely to Meet 2009 Goal of Cutting Deficit in Half

Provost: LSU has suffered (But not top staff!)

Southern System at stake in merger plan, president says

Union calls Red Tape Reduction Act 'political stunt'

EDITORIAL: BR traffic worst in U.S.

Oil spill fund administrator to face more questions from Congress

Louisianians go to rally for Roe v. Wade anniversary

Education website is like match.com... for schools, businesses

La. lawmakers hope Obama's speech will address Gulf drilling

LA Institute of Public Policy & Politics Seminar Series

EDITORIAL: A tight year for budget

Jindal pushes new charter law

Governor's insurance plan gets support

La. delegation targets energy

EDITORIAL: UNO-SUNO merger talk raises hackles

Elected officials and public workers paid for campaign work

Casino replaces full-time workers

Kimball named to political hall of fame


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Friday, January 21, 2011

 

STORIES OF THE DAY (Friday, January 21st)

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Gov. Bobby Jindal's re-election in new poll

Jindal praises U.S. House Republicans' budget-cutting initiative

Former Gov. Edwin Edwards begins his new job this week

State Bond Commission authorizes sale of $300 million in bonds

LSU chief cool to idea of merging universities

Inside LA Politics: Board of Regents to Study Merger of UNO & SUNO

Higher education a target for state budget cuts across the nation

EDITORIAL: Ulrich's job good for area

Fight brews over districts

State to partner with Pew Center on criminal justice overhaul

Election officials propose law changes

Parish president abused his position, judge says

LA Institute of Public Policy & Politics Seminar Series In March


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Thursday, January 06, 2011

 

STORIES OF THE DAY (Thursday, January 6th)

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Gov. Bobby Jindal says his commitment to Louisiana is strong

Governor does not expect to take lead role in redistricting

Former state senator gets 27-month sentence for tax evasion

Two freshman reps from LA sworn in as 112th Congress convenes

EDITORIAL: Hoping for best with the 112th

Rigor wins out in bid to grade public schools

Former Mayor Dies At 76

Former aviation director pleads guilty to obstruction charge

Panel: Gulf oil spill could happpen again

Inspector general removes documents from main library

State told to repay $239 million to Feds

EDITORIAL: Good Luck, Kelsi Crain


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Tuesday, January 04, 2011

 

STORIES FROM TODAY & YESTERDAY

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Edwards to stay in halfway house

Number of Republicans Reaches Highest Level

Health-care cuts reversed

LA. Institute of Public Policy & Politics Offers Seminar Series

State's economic future eyed

EDITORIAL: Big projects bode well for employment in Louisiana

3 La. GOP members have role in fight

House GOP votes to repeal health law

Cao voted for Obama, against his own party often in 2010

$30K for Police Jury convention

EDITORIAL: Keep charter school options alive

EDITORIAL: A single assessor for New Orleans, finally

EDITORIAL: Oil business back on track

G.O.P. Newcomers Set Out to Undo Obama Victories

Congress joins 21st century

Freiberg replaces Arbour; Smith keeps VP post

EDITORIAL: Developers' newest break

Judge: Jail space shortage is a crime problem

EDITORIAL: Stay focused on higher ed

Louisiana, Mississippi face new competition


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Thursday, December 30, 2010

 

STORIES FROM TODAY, WEDNESDAY & TUESDAY

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New Poll: Jindal Most Popular Governor In The United States

What's ahead for the new year?

College funding in La. leads listing

White House hopefuls' first big decision: How to announce

'Engineering marvel'

EDITORIAL: Another try at openness

Baby boomers fear outliving Medicare, poll finds

Jindal welcomes jobs

Year's Top Stories To Be Continued

EDITORIAL: Outside look at higher education in LA makes sense

Inside Report: What's wrong with this picture?

Medicaid mismanagement noted

State privatizing addiction recovery facilities

DEQ streamlines policy

Mayoral aide's firing leaves unanswered questions

La.'s 1st female U.S. attorney a story of mother's love

EDITORIAL: GOP leading on earmarks

EDITORIAL: Keep the Internet open for all

Just 21% Want FCC to Regulate Internet

Bill would crack the whip on pensions for government workers

EDITORIAL: Government pay practices must change

Louisiana has bright outlook

EDITORIAL: What a 'win' is and is not

Mayoral aide under probe fired

District Attorney To Resign

Drug smuggling probed

Board president urges parents to monitor school letter grades

EDITORIAL: Investigators should examine N.O. contractor

Gulf oil spill voted top news story of 2010 in AP editors' poll


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Monday, December 27, 2010

 

STORIES FROM TODAY & SUNDAY

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'Morning Call' allows Hale 'to hit everything'

Turning America Around- Congress with a mandate for a new direction

Hot New Video: Purple Gold (The Tiger in Me) - Geno & Ian Von

Senate rejects spending measure- Vitter hails the development

Melancon wraps up this career in Congress

7th District's Days Numbered

Congress to get tougher on illegals

Most Purged Voters Black

Support for Health Care Repeal At 60%

Health care target of state budget cuts

Public schools may face cuts

Parish President leans on a core group of advisers

EDITORIAL: Let's get back to the Constitution

Campaign finance oversight anemic

LSU prepares for deep cuts

Supriya Jindal's foundation placing high-tech equipment in classrooms

EDITORIAL: Why we have what we have

Making a Good Riddance List, checking it twice

2010 was bad financial year for state agencies


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Monday, December 13, 2010

 

STORIES OF THE DAY (Monday, December 13th)

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Reminder: LA Institute of Public Policy & Politics Christmas Tuesday 7pm

Gov. Bobby Jindal: Louisiana economy climbing national rankings

Washington Watch: Drill permit delay opposed

Bidding process slated for Medicaid - State revises plan to select insurers

EDITORIAL: Charter collaboration initiative seems tailor made for N.O.

Americans Worry About Personal Information On Social Networking Sites

NAACP chapter has first white president


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Wednesday, December 08, 2010

 

STORIES FROM MONDAY, TUESDAY & TODAY

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Superfest Funds Under Fire- 'Suite Deal For Kip'

Jindal, group focus on new policies to help LSU budget

EDITORIAL: Assessing LSU's Quality

Corruption probe agent faces legal problems

Sentencing of former state senator delayed

La.'s health ranking falls

High school dropout rate cited as La. setback

Divergent school grade plans lead BESE to defer decision

BESE panel endorses proposed science texts

Porteous lawyer tells Senate judge is no 'grotesque character'

Flags lowered in tribute today

Election lines spur rivalries

Incoming BESE chief says changes needed

Jindal plan fast-tracks service cuts

EDITORIAL: School grade idea becomes controversial

LSU AgCenter: 'Less with less' way of future

Judge rules tapes allowed- Defense opposes FBI recordings

Porteous impeachment question goes before Senate today

Jindal holds first state signing of new book

Electronic systems replaced at Capitol

Grad rate numbers not end all

EDITORIAL: Celebrate La.'s bicentennial


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Sunday, November 14, 2010

 

STORIES FROM THE WEEKEND

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Any Challengers? "Louisiana Is Redder Than Red"

MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR MONDAY NIGHT 7 PM, THE LOFT @ PERKINS ROWE (BR)

Democrats huddle on state's budget

Gov. Jindal denies his new book is stepping stone to national office

Committee Talks State Budget

Taking the bite out of ethics board rulings

EDITORIAL: Learn from elders' mistakes

Freshmen arrive in Congress with many questions

EDITORIAL: Yes, let's tell the entire fiscal truth

Public pension liabilities pose future threat

La. ranks in top 10 states for business

State did business with indicted man

Hines switching to Republican Party, giving GOP House majority

Sen. Alario 95% sure he will switch from Democratic Party to GOP

LIBRARY OK COULD KILL BOND ISSUE

College chiefs project closure of some Louisiana campuses

Superintendent 'disappointed' about diverted federal funds

New high school biology books recommended by state

EDITORIAL: Federal bench is not for crooks, so kick Porteous out


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Friday, November 12, 2010

 

STORIES OF THE DAY (Friday, November 12th)

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The Rollback Begins- An end to the government workers' gravy train

Obama Presidential Approval Index Rating -20

White House sidesteps claims in Jindal's book

Did Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal miss a window of opportunity?

MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR MONDAY NIGHT 7 PM, THE LOFT @ PERKINS ROWE (BR)

School Boards Protest Fund 'Hijacking'

School officials fume over funding loss

La. ranks low: 4% of state high school students pass college-level exams

Louisiana colleges not getting a budget boost this year

EDITORIAL: On campus, sore feelings and soaring costs

EDITORIAL: Get it together on oil spills

Echols announces for state house

State Rep. Juan LaFonta won't seek re-election in 2011

State Rep. Walker Hines mulling a run for secretary of state

Attorney General pays tribute to Revius Ortique in Dillard visit

Porteous' attorneys want one last argument before Senate impeachment vote


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Friday, October 22, 2010

 

STORIES OF THE DAY (Friday, October 22nd)

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State Treasurer Touts Belt Tightening To Close Budget Gap

Inside Report: Jindal travels; staff scrambles

Sen. David Vitter picks up endorsements from 30 Democratic officials

Colleges Under Budget Ax- (Effort To "Destroy" Southern University?)

TOUGH QUESTIONS FOR LOUISIANA UNIVERSITIES

BESE chooses Penny Dastugue of Mandeville as its president

Who's Going to Vote This Year?

Most Americans Say Government Is Too Sensitive to Minority Concerns

To make money available for Nucor, state pares projects from budget

Residents unhappy with state of mental health system

Juvenile facility plan hits snag

Mose Jefferson and Renee Gill Pratt get new racketeering trial date

Conservative magazine says it's too early to count out U.S. Rep. Cao

New Vitter for Senate Ad: No Regrets

New Lt. Governor TV: Here's what Caroline Fayard WON'T tell you

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Tuesday, January 12, 2010

 

STORIES OF THE DAY (Tuesday, January 12th)

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Landrieu Confronts Protestors Seeking Recall- "We will not Forget"

Mary Landrieu's Silence On Reid "Is Deafening"

EDITORIAL: "Dr. King, meet Sen. Harry Reid, Democrat & Dunderhead of Nevada"

Landrieu Donated Money, Scheduled To Host Mysteriously Cancelled Fundraiser

EDITORIAL: Televise Talks On Health Bills

Can New Orleans' mayoral campaign transcend race?

Panel Nixes Proposal To Limit TOPS- (The Program "All The White Folks Get")

LSU System to lay off 22 people, UL System 42

LSUA, NSU begin implementing budget cuts

Cuts hit adult, preschool education programs

Education Cut $16 million

Nationwide search urged for new legislative auditor

State lawmakers will take a small cut in mileage allowance this year

EDITORIAL: Council should not make backroom deal on interim president

Theriot Has Skills

PSC probes complaints about AT&T

Chief Justice Kimball remains in intensive care

CHECK OUT OUR TWO NEW FEATURES: VOTERVOICE & NOLANEXT.COM


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Thursday, December 10, 2009

 

STORIES OF THE DAY (Thursday, December 10th)

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New Poll: Just 30% Say U.S. Heading In Right Direction

Panel Approves State Pay Change (6% Raise Now?)

Jindal dissatisfied with plan for distributing government workers' raises

EDITORIAL: Streamlining ideas meet reality

EDITORIAL: Davis Bears The Bad News (Typhoid Angele?)

Saving ideas done; what's next?

Former Gov. Buddy Roemer to address "tea party'' rally in Slidell

Medicare expansion proposed in Senate draws opposition from LA doctors

Vitter Calls for Bailout Termination, Not Endless Slush Fund

Cassidy Signs Petition To Force Vote EPA's CO2 Ruling

Landrieu is unapologetic about last-minute entry into N.O. mayor's race

New Orleans mayoral race opens with eight candidates qualifying

Mayoral Candidate John Georges Becomes Majority Owner of Famous Restuarant

Blue Cross, St. Francis Pact Stymied- Insurer, Hospital On Hold In Talks

Lourdes Medical Center, Insurer Blue Cross At Odds

Blue Cross, hospitals at odds over contract (Including Our Lady of the Lake)

THE WORST OF TIMES FOR LOUISIANA INSURANCE

Diploma plan's sponsors seeking state legal opinion

AG backs NOPD on missing evidence money

Overseer: Liquidate film studio in Saints dispute

Council sets January disciplinary hearing for embattled CAO Tim Whitmer

"Edwin Edwards: An Authorized Biography" on sale Dec. 14.

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Sunday, November 22, 2009

 

SUNDAY STORIES (November 22nd, 2009)

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Landrieu Provides 60th Vote For Obama's $2.5 Trillion Government Takeover

Health-care bill advances- Landrieu casts key vote in favor

'LOUISIANA PURCHASE' LANDRIEU BLAMES BLOGGERS

EDITORIAL: Shivers From The Chill Of Obamacare

Vitter Issues Statement on Senate Saturday Health Care Vote

Melancon, Vitter Fight Directly, Indirectly

'DRIVEBY POLITICS' VIDEO: ROEMER BLASTS STATE EDUCATION STATUS QUO

DAILY-REPORT POLL: 75% Agree With Roemer, Shut It Down!

Superintendent Search May Start Soon

Streamlining panel offers proposals

VOTERS NOT IN MOOD FOR TAXES

Streamlining Needs Real Leadership

"Crashing Budgets, Government Downsizing, Education on the Brink"

EDITORIAL: More Excuses From Schools

Panel OKs N.O. school plans- "Several lawmakers were dismayed"

Sketchy Government Contracts All Over

EDITORIAL: Cracking Down On Parish's Insider Deals

Boustany returns from Afghanistan

LAWMAKER SHOWS OFF COMEDIC TALENT

Klansmen rally ahead of game at Ole Miss

Seeking Nominations For "Best LA Political Editorial Writer"

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Saturday, November 21, 2009

 

SATURDAY SPECIAL EDITION

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NEW VIDEO: CHAS ROEMER BLASTS STATE EDUCATION STATUS QUO

DAILY-REPORT POLL: 75% Agree With Roemer

State Launches Contracts Web Site

Landrieu still weighing choice (SENATE VOTE TODAY!)

Sen. Landrieu hosts N.O. fundraiser for Majority Leader Harry Reid

MARY LANDRIEU REFUSES TO REVEAL SOURCE OF IMPROPER CONTRIBUTION

Angry Congress Lashes Out At Obama

Poll: Lowest Approval Rating Yet For Obama- 3rd Straight Day

IS THERE NO END TO THE SHADY JUDGES? "One after the other boom! boom! boom!"

EDITORIAL: Judges' case is a window into a culture of corruption

Louisiana chief justice exchanges blindfold for rose-colored glasses

Board balks at Boasso ruling- Ethics decision raises tension

William Jefferson's legal bills to be paid by taxpayers during appeal

Boustany: Increase troops in Afghanistan

Warden, legislators look at Angola, budget

Eddie Price fined $5,500 for campaign finance violations

Candidate scales back "What the f---!" TV Spots

Mayoral candidates offer plans to replace New Orleans police chief

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Thursday, November 12, 2009

 

STORIES OF THE DAY (Thursday, November 12th)

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Streamlining State Government- Few Ready To Make Hard Choices

Do You Think State Government Is Top-Heavy And Has Too Many Redundant Services?

EDITORIAL: Betrayal Of Trust (Jefferson "Guilty, And, We Hope, Gone")

EDITORIAL: CORRUPTION TAKES ITS TOLL

'True Heroes': Jindal, others praise service of veterans

Martin: LSU Chancellor says fee, tuition boosts likely if cuts made

Pastorek, Nevers argue grad rates

FINAL COUNT: 91.4% SAY COUNT ONLY U.S. CITIZENS FOR REAPPORTIONMENT

EDITORIAL: Louisiana reps' role in health-care vote

Louisiana increasing H1N1 vaccine availability

BR ranked 18th of 200 in best cities for jobs

WHY AREN'T WE THE GREATEST GENERATION?

Brown pelican no longer an endangered species

Fired SU official alleges retaliation

Carnival police numbers to drop because of budget cuts

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Wednesday, November 11, 2009

 

STORIES OF THE DAY (Wednesday, November 11th)

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The Oath Is To A Nation, This Nation (Honor Veterans Day!)

Peterson's Clear Interception- "At Least We Can't Be Fined..."

EDITORIAL: A symptom, not the cause (Bloat in state government)

Streamlining panel recommends 2% cut in state budget

STATE CONSTRUCTION PRIORITIES

Lawmakers urge review of use of '8g' school funds

EDITORIAL: Louisiana (!) shows the way

Jindal opens tour with Tech visit

Lawmaker blocks funding to his own school district

ONLY 17% WANT THEIR CHILDREN TO GROW UP TO BE POLITICIANS

Melancon, Cao protected by politics

Health care vote costs Rep. Anh 'Joseph' Cao some support

La. lawmakers push to stop proposed oyster ban

Municipal Auditorium project 'inappropriate,' Inspector General

Conflicts revealed as investigation into contract continues

Patronage of the arts: Nagin and the Municipal Auditorium

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Tuesday, October 27, 2009

 

STORIES OF THE DAY (Tuesday, October 27th)

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Lombardi: Cap TOPS Scholarships- Calls It A "State Entitlement Gift"

EBR SCHOOL SYSTEM TO SPEND $425,000 THIS YEAR ON PUBLIC RELATIONS

DA offers deal to ex-school board member arrested for alleged sex crime

ULL Honored Alumni During Homecoming (Booed Congressman Melancon)

A Smart Move for Austin Badon

Medicaid plan draws fire

La. tax amnesty program near end

Charter schools were created to allow for innovation

EDITORIAL: In Louisiana, real change, real results

EDITORIAL: LA's evaluation of teacher programs is in a class by itself

Internet opens new markets- Program sells La. products

Tiger Stadium text-messaging nets $8,550 for United Way

Charity Hospital floated as home for City Hall

Coloring book skewers Nagin

Majority Leader Harry Reid Says Bill To Include 'Public Option'

Inside Report: Tennessee River makes attraction for Chattanooga

Feds push for $478,000 forfeiture from William Jefferson

WHAT THEY ARE SAYING ABOUT 'CATEGORY 5 COMMUNICATIONS'

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