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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:...
Beyond Law Enforcement: Exploring Community-Based Strategies to Make New Orleans Safer
April 22, 2022
Today, the Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) presented the second session of its special Breakfast Briefing series on public...
BGR Hosts Virtual Discussion on Public Safety
By Biz New Orleans Staff
Source: Biz New Orleans
April 21, 2022
NEW ORLEANS — On Friday, April 22, the Bureau of Governmental Research will host a virtual “breakfast briefing” on...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...BGR Issues Analysis of Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Tax Proposition
April 21, 2022
Today, the Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) releases a new report, On the Ballot: Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office Tax,...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...