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New Orleans should regulate, not run Sewerage & Water Board, watchdog group says
By Beau Evans
Source: NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
April 10, 2018
Adding a New Orleans City Council member back to the Sewerage & Water Board could “create a false sense of security” along with...
City Council Members Should Regulate, Not Govern, the Sewerage & Water Board
April 9, 2018
Today the Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) releases City Council Members Should Regulate, Not Govern, S&WB. The release addresses a bill...A City Council member on New Orleans S&WB would give ‘false sense of security,’ group says
By The Advocate
Source: The Advocate
April 9, 2018
The Bureau of Governmental Research has come out against a proposal to restore representation from the New Orleans City...
On the Ballot: West Jefferson Levee District Millage
March 29, 2018
Today the Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) releases On the Ballot: West Jefferson Levee District Property Tax, April 28, 2018. On April...
Taking Stock: Three Years of Change at the Orleans Parish School Board
March 22, 2018
Dr. Henderson Lewis, Jr., reviewed his first three years as superintendent of the Orleans Parish Public Schools. The BGR...St. Tammany business groups endorse sales tax renewals for jail and courthouse
By Sara Pagones
Source: The Advocate
March 13, 2018
Three prominent business groups are backing a pair of proposed sales tax renewals for the St. Tammany Parish courthouse...St. Tammany West Chamber backs taxes for jail, courthouse
By Robert Rhoden
Source: NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
March 12, 2018
The St. Tammany West Chamber of Commerce has announced its support of March 24 ballot proposals to renew sales taxes to...St. Tammany making third try on sales tax renewals for jail, courthouse
By Sara Pagones
Source: The Advocate
March 6, 2018
For the third time in two years, St. Tammany Parish voters are being asked this month to approve a...On the Ballot: St. Tammany Parish Sales Tax Renewals
March 2, 2018
Today the Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) releases On the Ballot: St. Tammany Parish Tax Renewals. On March 24, 2018, St....Government watchdog group endorses Tammany jail tax, but not courthouse tax
By Robert Rhoden
Source: NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
March 2, 2018
The Bureau of Governmental Research is backing a St. Tammany Parish sales tax renewal for the operation and maintenance of the...