Louisiana Governor threatens LSU Football with budget cuts

[JRHawk2003]

Not the program itself, but basically making them all ineligible by not having classes. Another reminder that our state is well run.

http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2016/02/john_bel_edwards_televised_spe.html

 

[gonegolfing]

I saw most people in the piece were identified as Republican. Is the governor? For some reason I didn't see his party listed.

 

[JRHawk2003]

I believe he is a Dem. You have a budget gap and he wants to raise some taxes. Its not clear what they want to do. Wouldn't they be happy if he cut stuff?

 

[dgordo]

Louisiana like most states has a balanced budget requirement. They can either raise taxes or cut state spending. It's not that complicated.

 

[INXS83]

Not the program itself, but basically making them all ineligible by not having classes. Another reminder that our state is well run.

http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2016/02/john_bel_edwards_televised_spe.html

$940 million deficit. Either they've been 'kicking the can down the road' for years or they can't budget/plan worth a damn.

 

[joelbc1]

I believe he is a Dem. You have a budget gap and he wants to raise some taxes. Its not clear what they want to do. Wouldn't they be happy if he cut stuff?

He be a "Dem" who claims that Bobby Jindal (R) has left the finances of La. in a mess. If'n you wanna get someones attention in Louisiana......mention the Bengal Tiger FB team.

 

[JRHawk2003]

Louisiana like most states has a balanced budget requirement. They can either raise taxes or cut state spending. It's not that complicated.

Its puzzling to me how it could get so bad in one year.

 

[dgordo]

Its puzzling to me how it could get so bad in one year.

It's not from one year. It's years of accounting tricks that made the budget appear balanced and tax cuts.

Everyone wants to cut spending until they hear what that actually means.

 

[cigaretteman]

It's not from one year. It's years of accounting tricks that made the budget appear balanced and tax cuts.

Everyone wants to cut spending until they hear what that actually means.

And everyone wants to cut spending on someone else's program.

 

[lucas80]

It's not from one year. It's years of accounting tricks that made the budget appear balanced and tax cuts.

Everyone wants to cut spending until they hear what that actually means.

It's from Bobby Jindal wanting to be President of the United States and not concentrating on his job as Governor of Louisiana.