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24 Jan 2014, 3:59 am by Jeff Foust
David Vitter (R-LA) announced that he plans to run for governor of Louisiana, which means he could leave the Senate before his current term expires in 2016. [read post]
12 Jul 2016, 7:00 am by Steven Boutwell
Supreme Court has recently affirmed that punitive damages are allowed under the general maritime laws unless Congress has statutorily prohibited a plaintiff from seeking such damages. [read post]
23 Oct 2009, 12:44 am
Bush vetoed this measure and a second one that Congress passed. [read post]
30 Aug 2008, 2:35 am
Among the people whose names were bandied about as potential VP picks included Charlie Crist, elected the Governor of Florida in 2006, after 4 years as Florida's Attorney General, Tim Kaine, elected the Governor of Virginia in 2006, after 4 years as Lieutenant Governor, and Bobby Jindal, elected Governor of Louisiana after serving 3 years in Congress. [read post]
15 Sep 2008, 7:47 am
Thomas Porteous of Louisiana, who is under investigation for bribery:  The circuit's Judicial Council ordered all his cases removed for two years, or until Congress acts on the impeachment request, removed Porteous' staff and issued a public reprimand, along with hundreds of pages of previously secret documents in the investigation. [read post]
13 Jan 2012, 9:37 am by Michael Markarian
Alabama, Arkansas, Idaho, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, and Wyoming were the only states with an average House score below 10. [read post]
24 Jul 2018, 5:12 am by Kevin Kaufman
Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, and Louisiana impose significant compliance costs on their retailers, and the need to comply with Wayfair may enable them to overcome internal resistance to a better sales tax system. [read post]
30 Oct 2009, 11:13 am by Steven Boutwell
Thomas In the wake of the Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009 (FERA), which was enacted by Congress on May 20, 2009 and expands the federal False Claims Act, the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals (“DHH”) announced on October 29, 2009, a new fraud initiative against agencies who deliver in-home direct care to Medicaid beneficiaries. [read post]
22 May 2013, 6:00 am by Robert Chesney
Yaser Esam Hamdi had been born in Louisiana, and thus had a plausible claim to citizenship as well. [read post]
12 May 2008, 8:24 am
When you need a new mayor, member of Congress, senator, etc., a fair election is the best way to get one. [read post]
8 May 2012, 6:17 am by David Schleicher
Second, this Congress, like the last one, is hyper-polarized. [read post]
3 Mar 2010, 12:58 pm
Today, Congress reauthorized the National Flood Insurance Program that expired last Sunday night when Congress failed to pass a temporary extension of the program. [read post]
3 Aug 2012, 6:29 am
Most who followed the "progress" of Obamacare through both houses of Congress are familiar with political payoffs such as the Cornhusker Deal, the Louisiana Purchase and other backroom shenanigans to win votes. [read post]
6 Aug 2008, 3:32 pm
You can read here OIG's analysis of the problems it found with the False Claims Acts of Florida, Louisiana, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Mexico, and Oklahoma. [read post]
3 Jan 2021, 7:46 am by Derek T. Muller
Electoral vote counting in 1873 was messy, including the decision to throw out votes from Arkansas and LouisianaLouisiana, in particular, because some in Congress believed it lacked a republican form of government at the time. [read post]