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BGR Informs Jefferson Parish Voters about December 7 School Tax Ballot
November 21, 2024
The Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) published a new report today, On the Ballot: Jefferson Parish School Tax, December 7,...
Nell Nolan: BGR Luncheon, BK House 2024, Cancer Crusaders Survivors
By Nell Nolan
Source: The Times-Picayune | Nola.com
November 10, 2024
Held at the New Orleans Marriott, the annual Bureau of Governmental Research Luncheon showcased, as the keynote speaker, David...
Praising New Orleans’ charter schools, policy expert calls district-run school a ‘mistake’
By Marie Fazio
Source: The Times-Picayune | Nola.com
October 11, 2024
A prominent public policy expert argued during in an event in New Orleans Thursday that the city’s decentralized system...
Q&A with the Lead Author of Our New Orleans Firefighter Pension Fund Report
July 17, 2024
On April 24, 2024, the Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) published Altering New Orleans Firefighter Benefits Demands Careful Analysis...
Mayor Cantrell reaches agreement with firefighters union without City Council
By Newell Normand
Source: WWL Radio
May 14, 2024
This radio interview with Newell Normand and BGR President and CEO Rebecca Mowbray is no longer available online. Click...New Orleans firefighter pension controversy is back eight years after landmark settlement
By Ben Myers
Source: The Times-Picayune | Nola.com
May 11, 2024
Eight years after a landmark legal settlement quelled a bitter public feud between New Orleans firefighters and City Hall,...Why it’s important to protect firefighters’ pensions AND taxpayers
By Tommy Tucker
Source: WWL Radio
April 30, 2024
This interview with BGR President and CEO Rebecca Mowbray is no longer available online. Click here to read BGR’s...
BGR Calls for Clear Justification of Future Firefighter Pension Proposals
April 24, 2024
Today, the Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) released a new report, Altering New Orleans Firefighter Pension Benefits Demands Careful Analysis...
Addressing Homelessness through Health and Public-Private Partnerships at March 21 Briefing
March 21, 2024
Today, BGR presented a Breakfast Briefing with the Director of the Health Department for the City of New Orleans Dr....