BGR Analyzes New Orleans Propositions on October 14 Ballot

Today, the Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) releases three On the Ballot reports for the October 14 election. The...

BGR Discusses Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office Tax Proposition on The Good Morning Show on WBOK

On April 21, 2023, BGR President and CEO Rebecca Mowbray and Research Analyst Paul Rioux discussed BGR’s report, On...

How does the BGR stand on Sheriff Hutson’s tax proposal?

Newell speaks with Rebecca Mowbray and Paul Rioux of BGR about Sheriff Susan Hutson’s push for higher property taxes...

Bureau of Governmental Research explains why they oppose property tax millage increase for parish jail

Independent watchdog group Bureau of Governmental Research says they are against the millage to increase property taxes to fund...

Bureau of Governmental Research issues report criticizing proposed tax by Orleans Parish sheriff

NEW ORLEANS — The Bureau of Governmental Research has issued a report that does not support the recent proposed...

BGR Analyzes Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office Tax on April 29 Ballot

NEW ORLEANS — From the Bureau of Governmental Research: On April 19, BGR released a report intended to help Orleans Parish...

New Orleans watchdog group opposes Sheriff Susan Hutson’s tax hike

Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson’s proposal to nearly double a tax her office collects is premature, skirts the practices...

Sheriff Hutson’s plan for proposed tax hike opposed by policy nonprofit as too vague

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – Sheriff Susan Hutson’s push for higher property taxes to increase her agency’s budget should be...

Research group calls Sheriff Susan Hutson’s explanation of proposed millage increase “too vague”

ORLEANS PARISH, La. (WGNO) — “What is the timeline for all these investments? Why are they priorities? Which ones...

BGR Analyzes Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Tax on the April 29 Ballot

Today, the Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) releases a new report, On the Ballot: Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office Tax,...