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Jim Beam column:Voters will see six amendments
Louisiana legislators approved only six of the 21 proposed state constitutional amendments that were filed for their fiscal…
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Jim Beam column:’We don’t agree. Can we talk?’
“Be careful what you say here because the sound carries.” I got that advice one day from someone…
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Jim Beam column: State Senate has cooler heads
The Louisiana Senate, as it has done for many years, helped make the recently concluded legislative fiscal session…
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Jim Beam column: Bad bills often surface late
Writing about the Louisiana Legislature the day before it has to adjourn the next day at 6 p.m.…
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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…