New year, same budget woes for Louisiana - Paul Murphy, wwltv.com

Louisiana's financial woes are expected to once again shape much of the political debate at the state capitol in 2013. This is the fourth year a row lawmakers are wrestling with major spending reductions. Finding $1.2 billion in cuts in an already lean and mean $25 billion state budget won't be easy. We will continue to transform the delivery of healthcare in Louisiana by pursuing public-private partnerships that strengthen graduate medical education and protect patient care." Other items expected to be debated this year, college tuition and fee increases and the state voucher program recently struck down as unconstitutional. http://www.wwltv.com/news/local/New-Year-Same-Budget-Woes-For-Louisiana-185379631.html