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Jim Beam column:What can vice presidents do?

U.S. Sen. JD Vance of Ohio, former Republican President Donald Trump’s running mate, blamed Vice President Kamala Harris, ...

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Jim Beam column:Can tax reform really happen?

Gov. Jeff Landry wants to call a special legislative session in November to begin lowering the state’s income ...

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Jim Beam column:Louisiana needs solar energy

Solar farms have become a controversial topic in many parts of the country, including Calcasieu Parish. Many of ...

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Jim Beam column:Why are groceries so high?

The country’s inflation rate is down to 2.5% after reaching 9.1% in 2022.  However, consumers are still complaining ...

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Jim Beam column:Will public schools survive?

When Louisiana’s public schools opened this year, the Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana said they were returning ...

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Jim Beam column:GOP making voting difficult

Noncitizen voting has become a favorite topic in many Republican states, and Louisiana has engaged in some overkill. ...

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Jim Beam column:Tax reform is back on table

Tax reform. Yes, the Legislature is talking about it again. Tax reform has been talked about many times ...

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Jim Beam column:Sad story about trip to Europe

When I joined the American Press on a full-time basis in January of 1961, the late-Truman Stacey was ...

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Jim Beam column: Budget cuts don’t get job done

The Louisiana Legislature passes laws and state agencies are charged with enforcing those laws. Unfortunately, some of the ...

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Jim Beam column: Health care cut unbelievable

Can you believe the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) is thinking about cutting daycare for medically fragile children, ...

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