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New Orleans voters have option to create 1,000 early childhood slots with April 30 millage
By Matt Sledge
Source: The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate
April 16, 2022
New Orleans voters are being asked this month to approve a property tax to create 1,000 or more early...Our Views: The Times-Picayune makes these recommendations on parish tax proposals
By Staff Editorial
Source: The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate
April 16, 2022
Voters in three area parishes are being asked to enact new taxes on April 30; early voting begins Saturday....Concerned about ‘defunding the DA’s office,’ St. Tammany district attorney pushing new tax
By Sara Pagones
Source: The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate
April 15, 2022
If they blink, St. Tammany voters might miss the vote for a new sales tax to fund criminal prosecutions....BGR Supports Proposed New Orleans Early Childhood Education Property Tax
By Biz New Orleans Staff
Source: Biz New Orleans
April 14, 2022
NEW ORLEANS — From the Bureau of Governmental Research: BGR has released a new report intended to help New Orleans voters...BGR Report Reviews Early Childhood Education Tax Proposal in New Orleans
April 11, 2022
Today, the Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) releases a new report, On the Ballot: Early Childhood Education Property Tax,...BGR Analyzes DA Sales Tax in St. Tammany Parish
By Biz New Orleans Staff
Source: Biz New Orleans
April 8, 2022
ST. TAMMANY PARISH, La. (press release) — The Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) released a new report that analyzes...BGR Analyzes District Attorney Sales Tax in St. Tammany on the April 30 Ballot
April 7, 2022
Today, the Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) releases a new report, On the Ballot: District Attorney Sales Tax, St....Unclear future for city-led affordable housing as tax is set to expire
By Michael Isaac Stein
Source: The Lens
December 27, 2021
A local property tax dedicated to affordable housing and blight reduction is set to expire at the end of...Leading Louisiana into 2022: A BGR Virtual Breakfast Briefing with Gov. John Bel Edwards
December 17, 2021
Today, Governor John Bel Edwards joined the Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) for a Virtual Breakfast Briefing to discuss...Stephanie Grace: Criminal justice issues drive election, but results show a bigger malaise in Orleans
By Stephanie Grace
Source: The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate
December 15, 2021
When Marlin Gusman was elected to the New Orleans City Council more than two decades ago, Oliver Thomas was...