State Insurance Commission Tim Temple is pushing for a special session to tackle what he calls “serious insurance reform.” During a Town Hall meeting Thursday in Jennings with State Rep. Troy Romero, Temple spoke with local residents, insurance agents, real estate agents, attorneys and other stakeholders about the state’s insurance crisis and his plan to address the issue. Temple, who is completing his first term as insurance commissioner, wants…

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Colorado's projected budget shortage is not quite as severe as originally forecast, but economic forecasters and lawmakers warn that the state is still in for a difficult year in 2025.

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State economic forecasts paint slightly rosier budget picture — but next year’s deficit is still dire

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) -- In the first year of Gov. Jeff Landry’s term there have been three special sessions to address redistricting, crime and tax reform. Throughout much of the state, many people are waiting for insurance reforms to try and bring down their premiums. Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple believes a special session is needed before the next regular session to tackle this growing crisis. “People are leaving our state because o…

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Earlier this year, Louisiana lawmakers were anticipating a budget shortfall of hundreds of millions of dollars. But new revenue projections show a fiscal cliff no longer looms.

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After special session tax overhaul, Louisiana lawmakers are no longer staring at a huge deficit

Colorado’s state budget deficit next year is forecast to be about $250 million smaller than previously anticipated, economic prognosticators told state lawmakers Thursday, news that will make carrying out a fiscal trapeze act slightly easier.  Nonpartisan Legislative Council Staff and the Governor’s Office of State Planning and Budgeting, which presented their quarterly budget and economic forecasts Thursday to the Joint Budget Committee, said t…

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Colorado’s budget deficit is now forecast to be smaller than the $1 billion hole originally predicted

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Temple pushes for special session on insurance reform - American Press

Gov. Jeff Landry’s recent tax overhaul will erase Louisiana’s budget deficit that was expected to be just shy of $600 million and threatened funding for health care services and higher education. Louisiana’s Revenue Estimating Conference panel adopted new projections Thursday morning that show the state’s funding for most government services in the next fiscal year won’t experience a dramatic drop off as initially expected. The rosier financial …

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Projections show Gov. Jeff Landry’s tax overhaul will erase next year’s budget deficit in Louisiana

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry (John Ballance/The Advocate, Pool)Gov. Jeff Landry’s recent tax overhaul will erase Louisiana’s budget deficit that was expected to be just shy of $600 million and threatened funding for health care services and higher education.  Louisiana’s Revenue Estimating Conference panel adopted new projections Thursday morning that show the state’s funding for most government services in the next fiscal year won’t experience a …

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Projections show Gov. Jeff Landry’s tax overhaul will erase next year’s budget deficit in Louisiana • Louisiana Illuminator

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