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ActionNews17: Lawmakers respond to Governor's proposed budget |
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Monday, March 14 2011 - 10:20 am |
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March 11, 2011 17:46
Action News 17
Donahue calls budget 'good start;' Pearson likes cost-cutting measures but has concerns about retirement contribution issues
NORTHSHORE---Louisiana lawmakers have issued mixed reviews of Gov. Bobby Jindal's proposed 2011-12 budget, but at least two St. Tammany lawmakers seem pleased with the first draft of the document, which will be the centerpiece of the spring Legislative Session.
Sen. Jack Donahue and Rep. Kevin Pearson both saw some good in the initial draft, which was presented to lawmakers Friday.
This morning, Commissioner of Administration Paul Rainwater presented Gov. Bobby Jindal's budget to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, and Sen. Jack Donahue (R-11), who serves on the Senate Finance Committee, said Jindal's proposals seem workable.
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Donahue: Governor's Budget A 'Good Start' |
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Friday, March 11 2011 - 4:15 pm |
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For Immediate Release
Friday, March 11, 2011
This morning, Commissioner of Administration Paul Rainwater presented Gov. Bobby Jindal's budget to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, and Sen. Jack Donahue (R-11), who serves on the Senate Finance Committee, said Jindal's proposals seem workable.
Facing a projected $1.6 billion budget shortfall this year, the governor has proposed saving $96 million by eliminating 4,000 state jobs; reducing administrative branch expenditures by $110 million; and making $410 million in strategic cuts to various state departments. In addition, the governor's proposed budget includes cutting costs by $2.66 million through the consolidation of offices in one agency alone - the Department of Children and Family Services. A similar step at the Department of Environmental Quality will save $1.8 million. Proposed changes to the state retirement system will save an estimated $24 million.
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NOLA.com: Gov. Bobby Jindal helps to break ground on I-12 widening project near Slidell |
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Thursday, March 03 2011 - 10:22 am |
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Christine Harvey, The Times-Picayune
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Gov. Bobby Jindal led a group of public officials in breaking ground Wednesday on a project to widen Interstate 12 from four to six lanes in the Slidell area.
Roughly a dozen people - including Parish President Kevin Davis, local legislators, and various parish and city officials - placed their golden shovels in the ground near the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Administrative Building, which is located across from the interstate on Brown's Switch Road, and flung the sandy earth to signify the start of the $26 million project.
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Donahue Connects With Constitutents at Redistrict Hearing in Covington |
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Friday, February 18 2011 - 11:26 am |
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For Immediate Release
Friday, February 17, 2011
Covington, LA –Sen. Jack Donahue (R-11) and his colleagues on the state House and Senate Governmental Affairs Committees hosted the first public hearing on the redistricting process at the Fuhrmann Auditorium in Covington yesterday morning. After the forum, Sen. Donahue issued the following statements:
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NOLA.com: State to hold first public hearing on redistricting this morning in Covington |
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Thursday, February 17 2011 - 8:41 am |
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 By Christine Harvey
The Times-Picayune
Thursday, February 17, 2011
The state House and Senate Governmental Affairs Committees will hold a series of public hearings, starting this morning in Covington, to receive input from residents relative to the redrawing of election districts throughout the state.
The first meeting will take place at the Fuhrmann Auditorium at the Greater Covington Center, 317 North Jefferson Street, at 10 a.m. A second hearing will follow tonight at 6 p.m. at Dillard University in New Orleans, at the Professional Schools and Sciences Building, Georges Auditorium, 2601 Gentilly Blvd.
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