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The longtime Libertarian candidate takes aim at Republican spending, Donald Trump's MAGA movement and Washington's political establishment while offering an unconventional vision of what limited government should actually mean.
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National education reform donors, political committees and local business interests are backing overlapping slates of candidates — and spending against others — in an effort to influence the future of East Baton Rouge's public schools. One incumbent who benefited from their support four years ago now describes a fractured relationship with the organizations that helped elect her.
Louisiana’s newly redrawn 6th Congressional District is becoming an expensive battleground for Republicans, with millions flowing into campaign advertising and outside political groups spending heavily to influence the contest. Meanwhile, three Democrats are trying to build support with considerably smaller budgets in a district specifically redrawn to favor the GOP. New federal campaign finance reports…
New campaign finance reports show Antonio Wilson and Pat Moore entering October with limited cash reserves, while Republican opponents report substantially larger campaign treasuries.
The Tensas farmer and Democratic nominee reported a surge in individual contributions, but Letlow maintains a nearly $477,000 cash advantage heading into October.
The 4th District Democrat has now reported nearly $1.2 million in individual contributions, with more than $334,000 in cash on hand entering the final weeks before Election Day.
The Democrat challenging House Speaker Mike Johnson reported $445,580 in cumulative receipts, but approximately 80% of that total came from money he loaned his own campaign.
The longtime Libertarian candidate takes aim at Republican spending, Donald Trump's MAGA movement and Washington's political establishment while offering an unconventional vision of what limited government should actually mean.
Read the story →The north Louisiana farmer is betting that a growing fundraising operation, an economic populist message and a December runoff could turn his challenge to the House speaker into a national fight.
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The longtime Libertarian candidate takes aim at Republican spending, Donald Trump's MAGA movement and Washington's political establishment while offering an unconventional vision of what limited government should actually mean.
From property taxes and drinking water to the governor’s term limits, Louisiana voters will decide 10 changes to the state Constitution on November 3. Here’s a straightforward guide to what each amendment would actually do.
More than 520,000 Louisianans have already voted, with Black participation approaching Obama-era levels and Democratic strongholds showing particularly significant gains. But the numbers also reveal important questions about youth engagement and what the early vote can tell us about Election Day.
From property taxes and drinking water to the governor’s term limits, Louisiana voters will decide 10 changes to the state Constitution on November 3. Here’s a straightforward guide to what each amendment would actually do.
The number of Louisiana voters classified as inactive more than doubled during a matter of weeks last summer, according to a new analysis from the ACLU of Louisiana that also found the impact fell disproportionately on Black and Democratic voters across nearly every parish in the state. The report, released August 4 and authored by…
A new report from Tulane University’s Newcomb Institute connects Louisiana’s population decline to the state’s deeper failures on public health, maternal care, rural access and economic opportunity. Louisiana is not just losing people. It is losing people while struggling to keep too many of its remaining residents healthy, safe and economically stable. That is the…
Gov. Jeff Landry has reached an unusual point in his increasingly bitter relationship with New Orleans Mayor Helena Moreno: he will not speak to her, but he would still like to be thanked. Landry took to social media Friday afternoon after Moreno issued a statement marking the end of the Louisiana National Guard’s eight-month deployment…
It turns out reparations are not unrealistic. They are not too complicated. They are not inherently divisive. They are not some fringe fantasy that no serious government could ever administer. Apparently, reparations are perfectly manageable when the beneficiaries are Donald Trump’s political allies. On Monday, the Trump administration announced the creation of a $1.776 billion…
Gov. Jeff Landry ordered flags lowered for Martha Elizabeth Odom, the 17-year-old Lafayette student killed in a shooting at the Mall of Louisiana. Let’s start where basic decency requires us to start: Martha Odom was a child. Her death was a horror. Her family deserves grief without spectacle, memory without exploitation, and space to mourn…
