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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.
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.
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.
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.
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?
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.
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.
Traffic-camera company volunteers to fix city’s school-zone warning lights
Malfunctioning lights put students at risk, but also keeps city and company from collecting traffic fines.
‘The Revolution Will Not Be Televised’? Says who?
From JFK to Trump, TV has changed the substance of our politics, not just the style.