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In this week’s episode, LBP executive director Jan Moller and budget and tax policy analyst Paul Braun discuss how lawmakers are tackling tax and budget bills as spending debates heat up at the Capitol. 

The 2023 Louisiana Legislative session gaveled in last week. LBP’s Jan Moller and Stacey Roussel break down two bills that could have a meaningful impact on Louisiana families: House Bill 162 by Rep. Matt Willard, which would double the state Earned Income Tax Credit, and House Bill 596 by Rep. Aimee Freeman, which would establish a statewide paid family and medical leave program. 

In the latest edition of the Didja Know? Podcast, LBP executive director Jan Moller and the organization's newest policy analyst, Paul Braun, break down Gov. John Bel Edwards’ 2023-24 executive budget and the looming fiscal cliff the state faces in 2025.

LBP's Jan Moller and Stacey Roussel break down The State of Working Louisiana, a new report by the Louisiana Budget Project. The report offers an in-depth look at these and other trends in the state’s economy, as seen through the eyes of its workers. 

On the latest edition of Didja Know? LBP executive director Jan Moller and policy analyst Jackson Voss explain the eight proposed constitutional amendments that voters will see on their ballots for the Nov. 8 primary elections.

The latest data from the U.S. Census Bureau paints a complicated picture of how Louisianans fared during the Covid-19 pandemic. In the new episode of Didja Know? LBP’s Executive Director, Jan Moller, and Deputy Executive Director, Stacey Roussel, analyze the data and explain why it matters.

The latest episode of the Didja Know? Podcast dropped on Wednesday. Listen to LBP executive director Jan Moller and director of public affairs and outreach Davante Lewis recap the 2022 Louisiana legislative session and preview next week’s special session for lawmakers to redraw racist congressional maps.

In the latest episode of LBP’s weekly podcast, executive director Jan Moller speaks with our safety-net director Danny Mintz about legislation to tackle hunger on college campuses and to ensure that public school students have enough food to eat during the summer months.

The latest episode of LBP’s Didja Know? Podcast dropped on Monday morning. Listen to Executive Director Jan Moller and Economic Policy analyst Jackson Voss recap the Legislature wrapping up its budget deliberations and how lawmakers erred by not directing some of the money to Louisiana families struggling to pay their bills.

It was a bad week for low-income folks, local governments and many others at the Capitol. LBP’s Jan Moller and Davante Lewis recap Week 9 of the legislative session and preview the week ahead.