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BGR Wins National Research Awards, Welcomes New Board Member
August 23, 2022
The Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) recently received two research awards from the Governmental Research Association (GRA) at its...
New Orleans voters back early childhood education millage in single-issue vote
By Matt Sledge
Source: The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate
April 30, 2022
Voters in New Orleans on Saturday approved a property tax measure aimed at creating 1,000 or more early childhood...Jefferson Parish voters approve new property tax increase for Sheriff’s Office pay raises
By Michelle Hunter
Source: The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate
April 30, 2022
Jefferson Parish residents voted Saturday to approve a 7-mill property tax increase that will generate an additional $28 million...St. Tammany voters reject new sales tax for criminal prosecutions
By Sara Pagones
Source: The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate
April 30, 2022
North shore District Attorney Warren Montgomery failed to get a new revenue stream to support his office Saturday, as...On the New Orleans ballot: What to know about the early childhood education millage
By Carly Berlin
Source: WWNO
April 28, 2022
New Orleans voters will see just one item on Saturday’s ballot: a millage proposal to fund early childhood education....Researchers back JPSO tax proposition
By Newell Normand
Source: WWL Radio
April 26, 2022
Rebecca Mowbray and Paul Rioux of the Bureau of Government Research joined Newell to discuss why the JPSO tax...JPSO proposes tax increase to help with staffing issues
By Britney Dixon
Source: WGNO
April 23, 2022
On the ballot for the April 30 election is a tax proposal from Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office. “We were...BGR Analyzes Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office Tax on the April 30 Ballot
By Biz New Orleans Staff
Source: Biz New Orleans
April 22, 2022
NEW ORLEANS — From the Bureau of Governmental Research: BGR has released a new report titled “On the Ballot:...Jefferson Parish voters set to decide on millage increase to fund sheriff’s office hiring, raises
By David Jones
Source: FOX 8
April 21, 2022
When Jefferson Parish voters head to the ballot box on Saturday, April 30, they’ll decide on a potential millage...7-mill tax pushed by Jefferson Parish Sheriff Joe Lopinto gets BGR backing. See what they said
By Faimon A. Roberts III
Source: The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate
April 21, 2022
Jefferson Parish Sheriff Joe Lopinto’s proposed 7-mill property tax to fund employee raises has picked up the backing of...