Tomorrow is election day and Constitutional Amendment Two on the ballot seeks to reduce state income tax rates, but it also takes away a tax break. The ability to deduct federal income taxes paid on your state income tax returns. NFIB state director Dawn McVea says this would benefit small businesses and most individual taxpayers…
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But the Louisiana Budget Project says the well-intended tax reform preserves the status quo where the richest Louisianans pay taxes at a lower rate than families that struggle to make ends meet.

The Public Affairs Research Council is calling on the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to increase oversight on virtual learning. PAR Policy Director Steven Procopio…
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The new normal of inflationary prices doesn’t seem destined to fade away anytime soon. More from Dave Brannen.
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The Louisiana Gaming Control Board has issued two more sports betting licenses, Margaritaville in Bossier City and Boomtown, also in Bossier City. Margaritaville plans to open its sports book today. Five more licenses are pending State Police and Gaming Control Board approval. So far nine casinos in Louisiana are taking legal sports.