Thirty-year employee trying to get job back through Civil Service appeal.
Category: Government & Politics
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Opinion
Dialogue and compromise — not boycotts — key to easing Israel-Palestine torment
Anti-Defamation League district leader rebuts recent pro-Palestine column
Posted inGovernment & Politics
City to appeal Lens’ public-records victory, keeping purchasing records hidden
A judge granted the city of New Orleans’ request Monday to put on hold his order to provide public records of city spending requested by The Lens until the city can appeal his ruling from last month. At a March 18 hearing, Civil District Court Judge Kern Reese ordered the city to immediately produce its […]
Posted inEvents, Government & Politics
April’s Breakfast with the Newsmakers will focus on short-term rentals (video)
Do short-term rentals have long-term consequences for New Orleans? Find out more at our April 21 Newsmaker.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
See how your neighbors voted on street bonds, police & fire tax proposals
City voters approved $120 million in bonds, mostly for street repairs, but rejected a property tax hike to fund police and fire services.
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Opinion
Jim Crow is alive and well — and shaping Israeli policy toward Palestinians
Southerners have a moral obligation to pay attention to injustices fomented against Palestinians.
Posted inCriminal Justice, Government & Politics, Investigations
Legislative Auditor questions $1 million in pay bonuses handed out by Gusman
Employees got supplements meant for law enforcement personnel even if their jobs involved little, if any, law enforcement.
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Opinion
Taxes vs. Tulane scholarships: Towards a more equitable way to deal with exemptions
Raise city taxes? How about collecting some of the taxes we currently forego?
Posted inGovernment & Politics
Ruling for The Lens, judge orders city to release its full purchasing database
City was resisting because it said sloppy record keeping meant private information could be exposed.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
See how your neighbors voted in presidential primaries with our election map
Our election map shows who won each precinct, anywhere in the state. It updates automatically as the Louisiana Secretary of State’s office tallies votes.