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Statewide Assembly with Gubernatorial Candidates
November 13th, 2015
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Change in state, higher ed spending per student, 2008 to 2015Higher Education
Largest cuts in the nation.
Since 2008, $4,941 per student in cuts.
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Higher Education
Same period: Incomes declined by $3,000
Tuition increased $2,939 per student since 2008 – 67.2%
Percent change in higher ed tuition, 2008 to 2015
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• 62% of roads in poor or mediocre condition
• 29% of bridges structurally deficient or obsolete
• $12 billion in transportation projects
• $575 million in transportation trust fund
Transportation & Infrastructure
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Projected budget deficits2015-16: $1.6 billion2016-17: $1.6 billion2017-18: $2 billion
How did we get here?
Our Budget
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6Source: Legislative Fiscal Office historical data and latest REC forecasts of January 2015
#1) We lost nearly a billion with cuts to Stelly Plan.
#2) We give away $1.1 billion per year in industry tax exemptions.
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How will you address our state’s structural budget deficit? (Be specific.)
Time limit: 90 seconds per candidate
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Our Health
Louisiana ranks:•2nd highest in cancer
•2nd highest in obesity
•2nd highest in overall poor health outcomes•3rd highest in premature death•4th highest in diabetes
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785,105 of our people don’t have health insurance.
(64,635 are kids)
Our Health
8 times
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Medicaid Expansion would provide health insurance to 400,000 Louisiana residents.
(4 Tiger Stadiums)
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1.3 million Louisiana residents have low
access to grocery stores.
Sources: USDA data fro 2014 and The Reinvestment Fund 2014.
Louisiana is
3rd in the nation in difficulty
accessing healthy food.
RED = Worse!
ORANGE = Low Access
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to attract grocery stores to low-access
neighborhoods
But… no funding!
2009 Healthy Food Retail Act
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Our Health: Question
How will you address healthcare access in our state?
• Will you visit the fresh food financing initiative with us in New Orleans during your first year in office?
• Will you accept Medicaid expansion and on what terms?
• Time limit: 90 seconds for each candidate.
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•21% below the poverty line
•40% in or near poverty
•77% of fast food workers on public assistance
•police officers in Tallulah qualify for food stamps
Our People: Work and wages
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Worker productivity
increase: 35%
The Big Disconnect:1979 - 2012
Wages increase: 1%
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Our People: Work and wages
•How will you prioritize issues facing low-wage workers in our State?
•Will you visit NOVA, the workforce intermediary in Monroe and northeast Louisiana, with us during your first year in office?
• Time limit: 90 seconds for each candidate.
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If elected, will you meet with Together Louisiana at least twice per year to address these and other issues?
Our Relationship