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Meeting the Press
By The Advocate
Source: The Advocate
November 23, 2017
MEETING THE PRESS: Betsy Fischer Martin and Jonathan Martin will be the featured speakers when the Bureau of Governmental...JP school leaders consider next move after teacher pay millage defeat
By Rob Masson
Source: FOX 8
November 21, 2017
METAIRIE, LA (WVUE) – Jefferson Parish School Board members are debating which way to go next after voters narrowly defeated a measure...Despite poll defeat, Jefferson Parish school leaders planning to bring taxes back before voters
By Faimon A. Roberts III
Source: The Advocate
November 21, 2017
Just days after Jefferson Parish voters narrowly rejected a new property tax to fund a pay raise for public...School board member wants Jefferson Parish voters to reconsider teacher pay tax
By Littice Bacon-Blood
Source: NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
November 21, 2017
Jefferson Parish School Board member Cedric Floyd said Tuesday (Nov. 21) that he wants voters to reconsider an 8.45-mill...Our Views: Orleans’ proposed rainy-day fund could provide parish the financial base needed
By The Advocate Editorial Board
Source: The Advocate
November 18, 2017
There are several issues and races on the ballot throughout south Louisiana for today’s election, including a statewide contest...New Orleans voters approve ‘rainy day’ emergency fund
By Greg LaRose
Source: NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
November 18, 2017
New Orleans voters have agreed to create a safety net for the city’s finances, establishing a “rainy day” fund with...Jefferson Parish voters narrowly reject property tax for schoolteacher raises
By Faimon Roberts
Source: The Advocate
November 18, 2017
Jefferson Parish voters on Saturday narrowly rejected an 8.45-mill, 10-year property tax that would have paid for salary increases...Jefferson Parish voters narrowly reject school tax increase
By Littice Bacon-Blood
Source: NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
November 18, 2017
Jefferson Parish voters narrowly rejected a new 8.45-mill property tax Saturday (Nov. 18) that school officials requested to boost teacher pay....Rainy day fund is vital to New Orleans’ financial future, mayor says
By Mayor Mitch Landrieu
Source: Letters to the Editor, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
November 17, 2017
In 7 1/2 years, together with the City Council and the people of New Orleans, we have righted the...Jefferson Parish voters to decide on new tax for teacher raises
By Paul Murphy
Source: WWL-TV
November 17, 2017
Jefferson Parish schools are asking taxpayers to vote “yes” on Saturday to a new 8.5 mil property tax. The...