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Political Winds Shifting? Perhaps. Two Democrats - governors - were ousted. Why? Taxes, lack of jobs, in short: It's the economy stupid! The fiscal side of the picture is done. Those who are looking for some sort of fiscal stimulative posture out of DC? Forget about it. We had three of those (at least) which have been announced, and they have done nothing. Now here's the challenge: The American People have had it with the job loss and with the vast and fast deterioration of their personal balance sheets and, more importantly, their cash-flow statements. But these problems were...

Out-migration plagues Louisiana Robert Morgan Posted on December 31, 2002 BATON ROUGE - The flow of Louisiana residents out of the state continues to haunt the state. And there is little on the horizon to indicate it will slow any time soon. The Bayou State lost a congressional district after the 1990 Census and the number of Louisiana congressmen could drop from seven to six in another 10 years if other states continued to grow at a faster rate. Not surprisingly, when 625 voters were questioned in a poll done for Gannett Newspapers Dec. 2-3, 59 percent said they have...

<p>ALBANY -- Local taxes in New York are more than twice as high as the national average, and represent the state's biggest obstacle to economic growth, according to a report released Tuesday.</p> <p>In addition, the report, from a business-backed think tank, claims that the answer is not more aid from the state but spending restraint by schools and local governments.</p>