Yesterday, KPEL 965s Brandon Comeaux published a story on our website in which he reported a tweet written by Joe Green of "Forward Louisiana" and the subsequent controversy that erupted in its wake. In the tweet, which has since been deleted, Green called Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, "the brown devil".
A rally was held on the La. State Capitol on Tuesday urging Louisiana to accept the expansion of Obamacare by accepting the Medicaid money that comes along with it, something Gov. Bobby Jindal has been opposing.
Cole said, while teachers in general are not opposed to reform, "these bills are not backed up by experienced educators who have an idea of what the profession involves in the classroom."
On this edition of "Wingin' It Wednesday" panelist Carol Ross, Mike Stagg, and Warren Caudle joined "Mornings with Ken and Bernie" to discuss Bobby Jindal's recent decision to abandon his tax swap plan, as well as the economic impact of the late Margaret Thatcher.
Senator Jonathan Perry joined 'Mornings With Ken and Bernie' today by phone from the Louisiana State Capitol to discuss Governor Jindal surprise move yesterday involving his tax proposal.
Yesterday at the opening of the fiscal legislative session Governor Bobby Jindal addressed a joint meeting of the Louisiana House and Senate and removed his tax plan to eliminate state income from discussion...
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Governor Bobby Jindal's health secretary, Bruce Greenstein, is resigning amid state and federal probes into the awarding of a Medicaid contract to a company where Greenstein once worked.
When La. Gov. Bobby Jindal's office first released their ideas for tax reform, officials said the state sales tax would increase from 4 percent to 5.88 percent as the state income tax would be eliminated. Now, make that 6.25 percent.
According to a release sent to members of the media Thursday evening, Jindal's proposal implements legislation that was passed during the 2012 legislative session.
Nearly a week after he called La. Gov. Bobby Jindal's tax swap proposal "interesting and complicated" on "Mornings with Ken and Bernie," La. State Treasurer John Kennedy is calling on the governor to put it to a statewide vote instead of just being decided in the state legislature.
Another government watchdog group has come out with their thoughts on Gov. Jindal’s tax reform plan, questioning whether it should be fully implemented on January 1st, if passed by the Louisiana Legislature, and the effects if this plan is not revenue neutral like the Governor’s office has proposed.