Rep. Stephen Ortego

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LSU Wobbles as Jindal Meddles

The destabilizing impact of Bobby Jindal's meddling in the day-to-day operations of LSU continue to appear even as the Governor's micromanaging of the state's flagship university system intensifies. There was fresh evidence over the past week that Jindal has called into question the accreditation of the university through his virtual [...]

By |2013-01-13T07:10:13+00:00January 13th, 2013|Analysis, Party Communications|0 Comments

The Vitter and Jindal war on Medicaid is undermining Louisiana’s health care future

At the October 4th joint meeting of the House & Senate Health and Welfare Committees in Baton Rouge, Senator Ben Nevers of Bogalusa asked representatives of LSU, "Who decides who lives and who dies?" LSU System health care chief Frank Opelka told Senator Nevers and others in the committee room that patient access to [...]

By |2013-01-12T20:58:29+00:00January 12th, 2013|Analysis, Party Communications|0 Comments

Democrats Make the Case for a Veto Override Session as Jindal Support Wanes

Acadiana Democrats (from left) Vincent Pierre, Stephen Ortego and Jack Montoucet at a press conference slamming Jindal's veto of Codofil funding. BATON ROUGE -- Legislative and community leaders across the state have reacted with shock and anger at a number of the vetoes handed out by Governor Jindal following [...]

By |2013-01-06T22:44:47+00:00January 6th, 2013|Analysis, Party Communications|0 Comments