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Election 2018
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How can you trust a convoluted government?
Seventy percent of Americans continue to trust their local government, a level that has held relatively steady for over four decades and across party lines.
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The case against separate city and parish councils
Not every argument against separate councils holds water, but some are compelling and worth exploring
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The case for separate city and parish councils
Over the course of five town halls, we’ve talked through just about everything but the merits of creating separate city and parish councils. Here’s the case for the split.
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How cashing in on LUS reveals the unfairness of consolidated government
While there are more questions than answers about selling LUS, one thing we know for sure is that it’s a perfect example of the unfairness baked into the structure of Lafayette’s consolidated government.
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How the politics of the council split is shaping up
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How the proposed city council map is shaping up
Sheriff Garber explained his sales tax to the City-Parish Council
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In local voting, timing is everything For tax measures in Lafayette to ever have a shot, election scheduling has got to change.
If holding off-cycle elections is the parish government’s strategy to raise taxes, it’s a poor one. Research shows that low turnout favors those who oppose taxes.