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10/14/2026

Louisiana would generate an additional $5.3 billion a year in economic activity if every family had access to comprehensive, high-quality early childhood education for children from birth through age 4. That's according to a new report from Louisiana Policy Institute for Children

Expanding access to early childhood education in Louisiana could generate as much as $5.3 billion in additional economic activity per year, according to a new study. The report, titled “The Missing Piece,” was produced by researchers affiliated with LSU and UL Lafayette in partnership with the L...

10/14/2026

DAILY DIME: Wednesday, OCT. 14

- Property taxes on the ballot
- The SNAP cost shift
- Childcare is economic development
- The benefits of home visits

Five of the 10 proposed constitutional amendments on Louisiana’s Nov. 3 statewide ballot deal with property taxes.

10/13/2026

Two-thirds of respondents in a new survey believe the federal government should be willing to spend more tax dollars to help lower health care costs for Americans, and supporters of “Medicare-for-All” now outnumber opponents by a 2-to-1 margin,

Two-thirds of respondents said the government should be willing to spend more tax dollars to lower health care costs.

10/13/2026

DAILY DIME: TUESDAY, OCT. 13

- Surging support for Medicare-for-All
- The Callais plaintiffs aren’t finished
- Medicaid cuts hurt refugees and immigrants
- Denver’s solution for homelessness

Two-thirds of respondents in a new survey believe the federal government should be willing to spend more tax dollars to help lower health care costs for Americans

10/09/2026

Louisianans who had their student loans forgiven by the federal government can expect a massive tax bill starting next year, thanks to the U.S. Congress.

Louisianians could see their tax bills triple after having their student loans forgiven following the expiration of a federal law

10/09/2026

DAILY DIME: Friday, Oct. 9

- Student loan “tax bomb”
- HBCUs want what’s owed
- America’s healthcare economy
- A cruel immigration crackdown

Louisianans who had their student loans forgiven by the federal government can expect a massive tax bill starting next year, thanks to the U.S. Congress.

10/07/2026

https://www.newsfromthestates.com/article/human-error-switches-status-67000-louisiana-voters-inactive?utm_source=newsletters.newsfromthestates.com&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=restoring-voting-rights-and-more-news-from-the-states&_bhlid=5fd4144817a64b9ed5ff558a35ab365b3ae7a1d1

10/07/2026

Nearly 1 in 10 Louisiana veterans (9.4%) live in a household that receives federal food assistance - one of the highest rates in the country (the national rate is 6.9%). Nearly one million veterans are estimated to face food insecurity. A new report from the Government Accountability Office - a congressional watchdog agency - says the federal government is doing a poor job of reaching out to veterans to help them navigate the bureaucratic maze around the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

10/07/2026

DAILY DIME: Wednesday, Oct. 7

- A jobs boom*
- SNAP for veterans
- “De-naturalization” in Livingston Parish
-Making sense of the job market

An uptick in construction activity brought on by massive investments in steel mills, data centers and a spaceport is expected to bring 55,000 new jobs to Louisiana over the next two years.

10/06/2026

A former Kentucky congressman believes America is getting close to a tipping point where there will be no choice but to adopt Medicare for All.

Health insurance costs are becoming unsustainable, and no one, and I mean no one, has a better idea for dealing with this crisis than Medicare for All.