Commentary: Lawmakers Should Let Priorities, Not Politics, Dictate Spending

New Orleans City Business › June 20, 2005

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I sent out a survey last week hoping to find out the most important thing our Legislature should be thinking about. I know it's hard to believe but the No. 1 concern was money.

The survey wasn't scientific but it was informative. The survey was conceived and designed by me, so it wasn't put together by a professional. The number of respondents was small, but big enough for me to draw some conclusions.

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Commentary: Lawmakers Should Let Priorities, Not Politics, Dictate Spending

This is the last week for the current Legislature to meet. Their work must soon be complete. I'm pretty sure all significant legislation has to be compiled, written and submitted by today in or...

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