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Jim Beam column:New voting machines overdue
Louisiana has always had an election system that ranks among the most trustworthy in the country. However, the ...
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Jim Beam column: Ivermectin can cause problems
Louisiana’s Republican public officials haven’t stopped complaining about former Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards’ handling of the COVID ...
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Jim Beam column:Landry threats get bill passed
Anyone who doubts that Republican Gov. Jeff Landry is the most power hungry governor since the late-Huey P. ...
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Jim Beam column:Temple likes three auto bills
Auto insurance reform has been the major issue of the current legislative fiscal session and six bills have ...
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Jim Beam column:It’s too early to cut taxes
Republicans in the Louisiana Legislature are much like their colleagues in Congress. They love to cut taxes and ...
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Jim Beam column: Ethics, campaigns on hit list
Louisiana legislators have obviously decided they don’t want to have to worry much about whether they are performing ...
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Jim Beam column:School choice has drawbacks
Gov. Jeff Landry and many Republicans in the Legislature are conveniently overlooking some major drawbacks in their proposed ...
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Jim Beam column:Tax breaks hard to eliminate
Louisiana legislators love to give tax exemptions. The state gave away $7.5 billion of those exemptions in 2023, ...
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Jim Beam column:I won’t be joining MAHA plan
Republican Gov. Jeff Landry, Surgeon General Ralph L. Abraham, GOP state Sens. Mike Fesi of Houma and Patrick ...
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Jim Beam column:Landry loves political power
Louisiana’s Republican Gov. Jeff Landry, who in the last year has been given more power and authority than ...