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Sharp decline in state tax revenue during Jindal years bucks national trend

Shrinking government is a conservative ideal, but public institutions and infrastructure bear the burden.

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Tax hike? More cuts? Refilling state’s rainy day fund clouds state budget...

Tapping the state's piggy bank has helped Jindal and legislators avoid tax hikes. But after pulling $255 million out of the rainy day fund, the state now has to find a way to replenish it in two years....

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Jindal drains economic development fund to subsidize projects around the state

There was $150 million in the "mega-fund" when Bobby Jindal took office. Now it's down to $6.7 million, and prospects are dim for replenishing it. “I think the dollars have been used for meaningful...

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Sharp decline in state tax revenue during Jindal years bucks national trend

Shrinking government is a conservative ideal, but public institutions and infrastructure bear the burden.

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Tax hike? More cuts? Refilling state’s rainy day fund clouds state budget...

Tapping the state's piggy bank has helped Jindal and legislators avoid tax hikes. But after pulling $255 million out of the rainy day fund, the state now has to find a way to replenish it in two years....

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Jindal drains economic development fund to subsidize projects around the state

There was $150 million in the "mega-fund" when Bobby Jindal took office. Now it's down to $6.7 million, and prospects are dim for replenishing it. “I think the dollars have been used for meaningful...

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Sharp decline in state tax revenue during Jindal years bucks national trend

Shrinking government is a conservative ideal, but public institutions and infrastructure bear the burden. The post Sharp decline in state tax revenue during Jindal years bucks national trend appeared...

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Tax hike? More cuts? Refilling state’s rainy day fund clouds state budget...

Tapping the state's piggy bank has helped Jindal and legislators avoid tax hikes. But after pulling $255 million out of the rainy day fund, the state now has to find a way to replenish it in two years....

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Jindal drains economic development fund to subsidize projects around the state

There was $150 million in the "mega-fund" when Bobby Jindal took office. Now it's down to $6.7 million, and prospects are dim for replenishing it. “I think the dollars have been used for meaningful...

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