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Jim Beam column: Earlier days at Legislature
Covering the Louisiana Legislature has been one of the highlights of my long newspaper career, but today’s politics…
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Jim Beam column:Voting changes are on way
Voting will never be exactly the same again in many states, including Louisiana, thanks to former President Donald…
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Jim Beam column:Can anything save Ukraine?
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has people and nations around the world frustrated about their inability to do…
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Jim Beam column:Leave state’s taxes alone
When Mississippi lawmakers started talking about phasing out their income tax, it was only a matter of time…
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Jim Beam column:Senate race big one in state
The midterm congressional elections are coming Nov. 8, but — with one exception — don’t expect too much…
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Jim Beam column: Education, healthcare targeted
Judging from the early bills that have been filed, Republican conservatives in the Louisiana Legislature will be trying…
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Jim Beam column: Don’t look for much change
Republicans who have strong control over the Louisiana Legislature have succeeded in two of their redistricting goals. Their…
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Jim Beam column: Billionaires were rare once
“Billionaire population is down to one.” While doing some research back in the 1970s, that American Press headline…
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Jim Beam column:GOP lawmakers in control
The redrawing of election district boundaries every decade is serious business, and a Louisiana Republican state senator who…
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Jim Beam column:Legislative leaders confident
Republicans who have strong control of the Louisiana Legislature have apparently decided there is no reason to make…