La. Supreme Court: School Voucher Program Funding Is Unconstitutional

by Julianne Hing on May 7 2013, 1:22PM

It’s a serious setback for Gov. Bobby Jindal, and his ambitious corporate-driven school reform agenda.

Topics: /NOW Blog, Schools & Youth

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Louisiana Cuts Health-Care for HIV Patients, Low-income Moms and Children

by Jorge Rivas on January 30 2013, 5:01PM

State officials say they only cut programs that were also available through other federally funded programs but acknowledged some residents will lose care:

Topics: Health, /NOW Blog

10568 Comments

In First Courtroom Battle, Gov. Jindal’s Voucher Program Declared Unconstitutional

by Julianne Hing on December 3 2012, 5:10PM

The largest voucher program in the nation was dealt its first legal setback.

Topics: Education Reform, /NOW Blog, Schools & Youth

10306 Comments

Louisiana Teachers Take Gov. Jindal’s School Vouchers Law to Court

by Julianne Hing on November 28 2012, 1:45PM

The law is the most expansive school voucher program in the nation.

Topics: Education Reform, /NOW Blog, Schools & Youth

10281 Comments

Bobby Jindal, Using ALEC Playbook, Radically Reshapes Public Education

by Julianne Hing on April 23 2012, 8:44AM

Louisiana now has the most expansive school voucher system in the nation. How that happened is a lesson for the school wars nationwide.

Topics: ALEC, Education Reform, Schools & Youth

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Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal Wins Landslide Re-Election

by Jorge Rivas on October 24 2011, 2:15PM

The country’s first Indian American governor wins his re-election bid in Louisiana. Some say the White House is the next stop.

Topics: Politics

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Bobby Jindal’s Plan to Privatize Health Insurance for 250,000 Workers

by Asraa Mustufa on June 13 2011, 2:38PM

Will Louisiana Gov. Jindal’s health care privatization scheme turn into the next big-business scandal for the GOP?

Topics: Politics

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Gov. Bobby Jindal’s Potentially Self-Destructive Support of Birther Bill

by Jamilah King on April 20 2011, 12:02PM

But would he be keeping himself off of his own state ballot?

Topics: Politics

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Indian American Candidates’ Influence Slowly Growing

by Jamilah King on November 1 2010, 4:13PM

Sandip Roy at New America Media gets into the growing world of South Asian American politics.

Topics: 2010 Elections

5739 Comments