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New Orleans runoff elections 2021: See candidates, millages on the ballot

By Ryan Nelsen

Source: WWNO

November 23, 2021

New Orleans voters will find themselves inside a voting booth for the second month in a row this December,...

On New Orleans tax propositions, BGR says yes for library and no for housing

By Ben Myers

Source: The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate

November 22, 2021

A prominent government watchdog group is recommending New Orleans voters renew one expiring property tax on the Dec. 11...

BGR comes out in support of library property tax, against housing tax on Dec. 11 ballot

By Michael Isaac Stein

Source: The Lens

November 22, 2021

The nonpartisan think tank the Bureau of Governmental Research released a new report on Monday with a split decision...

BGR backs New Orleans library tax proposal, opposes housing millage

By WDSU Digital Team

Source: WDSU

November 22, 2021

A nonpartisan policy group is split on its opinion of two tax proposals New Orleans voters will consider Dec....

BGR Weighs in on New Orleans Library and Housing Tax Propositions

By Biz New Orleans Staff

Source: Biz New Orleans

November 22, 2021

BGR has released a new report that analyzes proposed 20-year property taxes for public libraries and housing that New...

BGR Issues New Report on New Orleans Library and Housing Tax Propositions

November 22, 2021

Today, the Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) releases a new report that analyzes proposed 20-year property taxes for public...

St. Tammany Parish seeks sales tax to pay criminal justice costs as money runs out

By Sara Pagones

Source: The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate

November 2, 2021

For years, St. Tammany Parish voters have been hearing about the looming financial plight the parish will face if...

BGR Analyzes St. Tammany Parish Sales Tax Proposition

By Biz New Orleans Staff

Source: Biz New Orleans

October 21, 2021

NEW ORLEANS β€” From the Bureau of Governmental Research: BGR has released a new report titled β€œOn the Ballot:...

Citing a ‘deepening fiscal crisis,’ BGR endorses proposed St. Tammany sales tax

By Marie Fazio

Source: The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate

October 21, 2021

The Bureau of Governmental Research has endorsed the proposed sales tax that St. Tammany Parish government will put before...

New BGR Report Analyzes November 13 Sales Tax Proposition in St. Tammany

October 21, 2021

Today, the Bureau of Governmental Research releases a new report, On the Ballot: St. Tammany Parish Sales Tax, November...