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Archive of Louisiana on Tuesday October 27, 2009
LA: N.O. education dollars from federal stimulus package in limbo
When federal financing formulas reduced New Orleans' share of education money in the federal stimulus package from a projected $25 million down to $673,000, Obama administration officials promised to fix the shortfall. Read More
LA: Medicaid cost-cutting recommended by state official
The state Department of Health and Hospitals has recommended a $232.5 million cost-cutting option in Medicaid rate reductions that would trim the state budget while lowering compensation to private health care providers. Read More
LA: Swine flu vaccines finally getting to Louisiana
Thanks to manufacturing supply shortages nationally, Louisiana and every other state is well behind where public health officials would like to be on distributing H1N1 vaccinations. But the state health department's pandemic preparedness director says the doses should begin flowing more freely in the coming weeks. Read More
LA: TOPS overhaul urged by LSU System president
Louisiana should consider overhauling the TOPS scholarship program, charging standardized tuition rates for core undergraduate instruction and eliminating state subsidies for university research, the head of the Louisiana State University System said Monday. The alternative would be to raise student tuition by as much as 20 percent to make up for an expected $150 million cut in state support. Read More
IA: Film credits give states more money, headaches
More than 40 states, as well as some cities, counties and several Canadian provinces, offer some type of film subsidy, but the payback is a source of intense debate. Read More
US: Gulf govs. push European defense bid
Politicians along the nation's Gulf Coast are teaming up with other southern lawmakers to promote a bid by European defense giant EADS to build a new aerial refueling tanker for the Air Force. Read More |
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