Opposing efforts to repeal economic development incentives, keeping educational standards in place in K-12 education, giving state colleges and universities more autonomy to raise tuition and fees, and outlawing a controversial funding mechanism used by government-related labor unions will top the business community’s legislative agenda during the upcoming session.
Baton Rouge Area Chamber President and CEO Adam Knapp and Louisiana Association of Business and Industry President Stephen Waguespack outlined their organizations’ respective legislative priorities at a luncheon in Baton Rouge this afternoon. Though the two differed slightly, the heads of BRAC and LABI both strongly defended business-friendly tax incentives while also stressing the need to protect higher education from the budget cuts that, in a worst-case scenario, could top 80%.
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