Budget

From Bayou Buzz: New Orleans Rep. Neil Abramson takes aim at Jindal’s cut of $50,000 that would have provided housing for 44 New Orleans’ homeless.

From the Advocate:

From the Advocate: Senator and Congressman secure funds for crime victim services.

From the Shreveport Times: As Bobby was away campaigning for VP, the mice played in Baton Rouge.

From the Associated Press

From the Advocate: After State Treasurer and Senate hopeful John Kennedy’s political shennanigans managed to scuttle State Senator Dan “Blade” Morrish’s effort to provide disclosure for earmarks in committee, House passes disclosure amendment 60-28 without further interference.

From the Advocate: $29.9 billion budget represents yet another broken campaign promise by Governor who vowed to reign in spending.

During last year’s Governor’s race rival campaigns often railed at how supine the Louisiana press corps was to Jindal. That has gradually changed over the past few months and has culminated in a rough week for the Jindal administration over the legislative pay raise.

Just like everyone else in Louisiana, reporters want to know why Jindal won’t veto the legislative pay raise? Listen in…

Thanks to WJBO for the audio.

There’s a very revealing passage in John Maginnis’ column this week.

In a showdown meeting that Jindal delegated to aide Timmy Teepell, Speaker Tucker warned that if the governor vetoed the pay raise after saying he would stay out of it, “the wheels would come off the session,” jeopardizing administration bills.

Why did Jindal delegate this meeting to Teepell? Surely, on such an important and explosive matter, Jindal should have taken the lead? The ability to delegate effectively is an important skill for any leader, but this revelation makes Jindal look like he’s running scared.