Her agenda very wisely avoids the political mine fields of social issues that the Legislature wants to get involved in, and at the same time suggests some significant reforms in the way of governmental reorganization, particularly in New Orleans. |
I hesitate to say they've disappeared. But we put very, very few of those in. |
I would certainly like to see it rebuilt, that's a given. |
It is a highly focused agenda on storm recovery issues, as well as seeking the budget she wants. |
It's a lot easier budget year than we thought. For the time being, it looks like an improved fiscal outlook. |
It's not perfect, but it certainly has some strong elements of reform. |
Many of the previous powers the City Council enjoyed are now largely irrelevant under the current conditions. |
People are waiting to see, just as they are waiting to see if the levees will be strong enough. They're waiting to see whether it's a new school system or the same old, same old. ... People are going to be watching very carefully. |
Rebecca is within 7 points of qualifying for state and Alyssa is with in 20 points. I see both of them qualifying at GNAC in Hastings. |
This is the next level for most of them. We have the top high school finishers from all around here, at these meets. |
We are not engrossed in total sunshine, but we're in good shape. |
We are not engrossed in total sunshine, but we're in good shape. We have a pretty good set of sunshine laws. The problem is fighting off exceptions. Every time the Legislature meets, there are exemptions considered. Accumulation of exemptions is our great potential problem. |