Members of the House Appropriations Committee said Monday they don't like Jindal's plan to use $6 million in hurricane recovery money from FEMA to pay for retirement benefits.
The move will give Jindal opportunities to bolster his donor network and draw support in other states, as he eyes a possible 2016 presidential campaign.
State Treasurer John Kennedy said he has a plan to fund higher education at a higher level, but it has received opposition from members of the Senate Finance Committee and from the administration of Gov. Bobby Jindal.
The Department of Education says the budget is about $15 million less than what the department expects will be needed to cover the increased student count next year.
After months largely silent on the issue, Gov. Bobby Jindal is urging congressional leaders to stop higher flood insurance premiums from hitting homeowners and businesses.
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Gov. Bobby Jindal's top budget adviser says a consultant hired to devise state money-savings ideas has already come up with enough recommendations to pay for the $4 million contract.
Commissioner of Administration Kristy Nichols said Friday that the recommendations from Alvarez & Marsal were included in Jindal's budget proposal for next year.
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The recommendation comes six months after Jindal stripped similar funding for the disabled in the current year budget, angering lawmakers who pushed for the spending.
Baton Rouge Judge Michael Caldwell has once again ruled that Governor Bobby Jindal's legislation that restructured public school teacher tenure and salaries in Louisiana still violates the constitution.
Governor Bobby Jindal has issued a statement criticizing A&E for indefinitely suspending Duck Dynasty star Phil Robertson for controversial comments he made in a recent interview with GQ.