Recent Research: Other

No. 69 Taking Aim at Gun Control

Daniel Polsby and Dennis Brennen
October 1, 1995

No. 54 The Killing Can Be Stopped

Randy Barnett, Joseph L. Bast, Michael Finch, Robert J. Genetski, David H. Padden, Daniel Polsby, and Herbert J. Walberg
November 1, 1992

No. 34 Partisan Gerrymandering: Harms and a New Solution

Daniel Polsby and David Popper
March 4, 1991

No. 2 Private Sector Participation in Chicago Mass Transit

Joseph P. Schwieterman
December 17, 1984

The Simplicity of Goverment Transparency

Kevin Kane

Governor Bobby Jindal’s short tenure in office has received extensive coverage from local and national media. And while several pieces of new legislation have garnered much attention, two important developments have gone largely unnoticed: Executive Order No. BJ 2008-2 and Senate Bill 37.

These new laws mandate the creation of a website where state spending will be posted and require increased transparency in state finances. Together, they signify that Louisiana is moving towards making all government spending information accessible via the internet.

Opening closed doors: Bringing sunlight and fairness to state-driven economic development

SCPA

For years, the General Assembly has shut the door, cut deals with lobbyists and given away billions of dollars in incentives.

Local PLAs bite the hand feeding the beast

Jim Waters
Prejudice at the lunch counter may have disappeared, but other types of discrimination remain alive and well in America – and have surprising supporters.