Why are Louisiana’s universities suddenly out of money?
#78004725 / gettyimages.com By Robert Mann Louisiana’s colleges and universities now have a serious cash-flow problem. Without a $40 million loan from State Treasurer John Kennedy’s office, they cannot...
View ArticleBudget crisis? Not according to Bobby Jindal and Kristy Nichols
Louisiana Commissioner of Administration Kristy Nichols By Robert Mann Gov. Bobby Jindal’s commissioner of administration, Kristy Nichols, wants you to know that everything is just fine. Sure, the...
View ArticleHow gullible does Bobby Jindal think we are?
Gov. Bobby Jindal By Robert Mann Why is it when I hear Gov. Bobby Jindal and his aides talking, I often wonder, “Just how gullible do they think we are?” One recent example of Jindal’s belief in our...
View ArticleBobby Jindal’s unbalanced, balanced budget
By Robert Mann It’s pretty clear that that Gov. Bobby Jindal and his staff panicked a few weeks ago when they realized they would close out the 2013-14 state fiscal year with a $141 million deficit....
View ArticleBobby Jindal’s budget deficit won’t help his presidential campaign
#474632695 / gettyimages.com By Robert Mann In the business of running for president, there are advantages and there are qualifications. Maybe you exude charisma. Perhaps you enacted an innovative...
View ArticleLet’s demand truth about Louisiana’s budget for a change
Former Commissioner of Administration Kristy Nichols By Robert Mann Clearing off my cluttered desk the other day, I came across an op-ed by Kristy Nichols, the financial con artist who was former Gov....
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