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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…