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Need your Help Monday, May 21 at 9:30 to Support SCR 103 by Senator Donahue
This Monday, May 21 at 9:30 in House Ways and Means, Senator Donahue’s SCR 103 comes up. It provides for a study of credits, exemptions and rebates and the corresponding impact on the state budget.
If you are at the Capitol on Monday, please put in a green card to show support for Senator Donahue’s SCR 103.
From Monday’s Senate Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Meeting
Rep. Katrina Jackson’s HB 1104 requiring state agencies which administer tax credits and rebates to report information got out of Senate Committee of Revenue and Fiscal Affairs with no objections. An amendment was put on the bill allowing the Senate Committee of Revenue and Fiscal Affairs and the House Committee of Ways and Means to have some oversight, which gives the bill some teeth. I talked to Rep. K. Jackson and she was very happy with the amendment.
Privatization and Selling State Assets
HB 850 by Rep. H. Burns on privatizing prisons is not moving, continue to let your legislators know the BCBL Coalition does not support this bill.
SB 326–Senator Broome Pay Day Loan Bill
Senator Broome’s SB 326 has been sent to the governor. It was the bill that gives data on pay day establishments.
Suggestion
It has been suggested to give BCBL Coalition recognition to legislators that were champions during this session, I have talked to many of you about this, and if you have ideas get in touch with me.
Jan Moller, BCBL coalition member and director of the Louisiana Budget Project, speaks to citizens on the need for revenue.
BCBL coalition members, Melissa Flournoy, director of Louisiana Progress, and Jan Moller, director of LBP, echo BCBL's message on accountability and transparency during the current legislative session on education reform.
Steve Spires, Louisiana Budget Project policy analyst, speaks on the importance of Medicaid in Louisiana and the benefits of health care reform at Mike Stagg’s weekly Brown Bag Lunch meeting.
