GOVERNMENT FINANCE
BGR Evaluates Assessor’s Progress on Property Assessment Reform in New Orleans
November 19, 2019
Today, BGR releases Assessing the Assessor: Progress on Property Assessment Reform in New Orleans. The report evaluates whether and...
Inform Your Vote in the Nov. 16 Election with BGR’s Reports
November 15, 2019
Citizens in New Orleans who plan to vote in Saturday’s election can inform their decisions with BGR’s report, On...
BGR Helps Citizens Stay Informed about the 2020 Budget Process
November 12, 2019
As the New Orleans City Council reviews the proposed 2020 budget for the City of New Orleans, BGR presents...BGR Release Highlights Framework for Assessing New Orleans’ Proposed 2020 Budget
October 31, 2019
Today, BGR releases BGR Now: A Framework for Assessing New Orleans’ Proposed 2020 Budget, which outlines key findings of...BGR Endorses Ballot Propositions That Could Generate Millions For Infrastructure
By Travis Lux
Source: WWNO
October 30, 2019
In a report released Tuesday, the non-partisan Bureau for Governmental Research (BGR) has endorsed three ballot propositions that would...Infrastructure, bond issues dominate discussion on second day of New Orleans City Council budget hearings
By Jessica Williams
Source: The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate
October 29, 2019
Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s top public works aides offered a roadmap Tuesday for the hundreds of millions of dollars they...BGR weighs in on 3 Orleans Parish tax proposals
By Rob Masson
Source: Fox 8
October 29, 2019
In 2-1/2 weeks New Orleans voters will be asked to consider three new tax measures that city officials say,...BGR backs New Orleans ballot initiatives aimed at raising funds for infrastructure
By Jeff Adelson
Source: The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate
October 29, 2019
The Bureau of Governmental Research is backing three ballot initiatives aimed at increasing city funding for infrastructure that Mayor...BGR Examines New Orleans’ Bond and Tax Propositions on the November 16 Ballot
October 29, 2019
Today BGR releases On the Ballot: New Orleans Bond and Tax Propositions, November 16, 2019. The report analyzes three...
(Opinion) City Seeks to Raise Your Taxes
By Jeff Thomas
Source: Think504
October 27, 2019
One of the reasons you love Think504 is that we keep you informed about important political and civic decisions...