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ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 25, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Bob Williams, State Budget Solutions The Medicaid expansion debate taking place in Louisiana this week is one that will likely be repeated in many states in coming months. It is also a debate that will be a critical part of the 2016 campaign, as state governors--and potential presidential candidates--weigh in on the topic. But today, state legislators must ask themselves if it is wise to accept, and in turn, rely on even more...
MANASSAS, Va., Aug. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Richard A. Viguerie, Chairman of ConservativeHQ.com, issued the following statement regarding possible Republican vice presidential candidates: "There is growing unease among conservatives that the 'short list' of vice presidential candidates Mitt Romney has under consideration has too many establishment-type Republicans and few, if any, principled small government constitutional conservatives. "Conservatives want Governor...
MANASSAS, Va., May 1, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- ConservativeHQ.com is conducting an online poll of conservative and Tea Party activists to determine who has the most and least support for vice president to run with probable Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney. Richard A. Viguerie, Chairman of ConservativeHQ.com, said, "This is a continuing poll--we are just getting started--but with results already in for nine possible veeps, one thing is clear: Conservative and Tea...
Annual Privatization Report examines how states are enlisting the private sector to reduce spending on health insurance, roads, lotteries, alcohol, prisons and more LOS ANGELES, April 24, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal recently signed laws expanding school voucher programs that will allow low-income students in poor performing schools to attend private schools and expand the use of charter schools. These are the latest in a series of privatization moves...
BATON ROUGE, La., March 19, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Sixty percent of Louisiana voters support an expansion of the state's school voucher program, with support as high as 67 percent in some New Orleans area parishes, according to a new poll released Monday by the Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice and the Pelican Institute for Public Policy. The statewide poll, commissioned by the Friedman Foundation, found that 63 percent of Bayou state voters support school vouchers...
BATON ROUGE, La., Jan. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- More than 2,000 students are enrolled in Louisiana's two publicly funded voucher programs, according to the School Choice Yearbook 2011-12--the annual award-winning publication offering the most comprehensive data on the nation's 27 private school choice programs--released yesterday by the Alliance for School Choice. Record enrollment in the state's flagship Student Scholarships for Educational Excellence Program in Orleans...
LOS ANGELES, June 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- At the 2011 E3 Expo, Louisiana Technology Park announced the addition of their newest member company, BitRaider, LLC. Today's announcement comes just days after BitRaider CEO Royal O'Brien joined Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal and East Baton Rouge Parish Mayor-President Kip Holden in confirming that BitRaider would be locating its headquarters in Baton Rouge. Delivering what O'Brien calls "Netflix-style" streaming for video games, BitRaider plans to...
Sixteen legislators have signed pledge to oppose tax increases WASHINGTON, May 20, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today Americans for Tax Reform (ATR), a non-profit taxpayer advocacy organization, reiterated its opposition to HB 591, legislation that would raise taxes on tobacco products. ATR has notified members of the Louisiana House this week that a vote in favor of HB 591 would violate the Taxpayer Protection Pledge, a commitment that sixteen members of the Louisiana House have made to...
CHARLOTTE, N.C., March 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Nucor Corporation (NYSE: NUE) announced today that it has broken ground on its direct reduced iron (DRI) making facility that will be located in St. James Parish, Louisiana. Nucor's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Dan DiMicco, spoke at the event, alongside Governor Bobby Jindal and Economic Development Secretary Stephen Moret. The company also announced today that Lester Hart has been named the General Manager of the St. James Parish...
LAKE PROVIDENCE, La., Dec. 28, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Gov. Bobby Jindal joined Myriant Technologies LLC Chairman and CEO Stephen Gatto and Port of Lake Providence Director Wyly Gilfoil to announce Myriant Technologies, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Myriant Lake Providence Inc., will soon begin building a new 392,000-square-foot plant at the Port of Lake Providence that will be the world's largest bio-based succinic acid plant. (Logo:...
