David Jacobs

2 weeks ago | hannapub.com | David Jacobs |Jeremy Alford

sweeping rewrite of Louisiana’s Campaign Finance Disclosure Act backed by Gov. Jeff Landry advanced to the House floor last week. kA 4=2DDlQAaQm(9:=6 2 AC@>:?6?E 8@G6C?>6?E H2E495@8 H@?56C65 H92E AC@3=6> E96 3:== H2D ECJ:?8 E@ D@=G6[ E96 2FE9@C 2C8F65 :E 255C6DD6D 4@?46C?D E92E 92G6 4C@AA65 FA “D:?46 42>A2:8? 7:?2?46 5:D4=@DFC6 H2D 4C62E65 324< :? E96 Wq@33JX y:?52= 52JD[” C676CC:?8 E96 7@C>6C 8@G6C?@C]kDA2?

3 weeks ago | hannapub.com | David Jacobs |Jeremy Alford

n the same day that news broke about President Donald Trump launching a commission focused on college sports, the Louisiana Legislature took a step toward creating a task force of its own to look at some of the same issues. kA 4=2DDlQAaQmp44@C5:?8 E@ (65?6D52J’D *29@@P $A@CED C6A@CE 3J #@DD s6==6?86C[ H9@ J@F >2J C6>6>36C 2D 2 7@C>6C {$& 7@@E32== 362E HC:E6C 7@C %96 p5G@42E6[ E96 AC6D:56?E:2= 4@>>:DD:@? >2J 36 “E96 7:CDE DE6A :?

1 month ago | hannapub.com | David Jacobs |Jeremy Alford

Gov. Jeff Landry’s budget left more meat on the capital outlay bone this year, giving legislators more room to include their own brick-and-mortar priorities. kA 4=2DDlQAaQm{2H>2<6CD[ 9@H6G6C[ 2C6 36:?8 2D<65 ?@E E@ 86E 8C665J 2?5 E@ E9:?< 42C67F==J 23@FE E96:C C6BF6DED]kDA2? 4=2DDlQpAA=6\4@?G6CE65\DA246Qm k^DA2?mk^AmkA 4=2DDlQAaQm“|J 8@2= :? 2== @7 E9:D 92D 2=H2JD 366? E@ ECJ E@ C:89E E96 D9:A 2 =:EE=6 3:E @?

1 month ago | hannapub.com | David Jacobs |Jeremy Alford

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1 month ago | hannapub.com | David Jacobs |Jeremy Alford

Rep. Phillip Tarver already had concerns about how much money the Legislature directs to nongovernmental organizations. But news out of Washington, D.C. about the questionable federal grant spending being highlighted by the Trump Administration’s DOGE really caught his attention, and that of his constituents. kA 4=2DDlQAaQmw6 5@6D?’E 6IA64E E@ 7:?5 E92E {@F:D:2?2 92D 366? DA6?5:?8 >@?6J @? E9:?8D E92E 96 7:?5D 2D 68C68:@FD 2D H92E 96’D 962C5 23@FE @?