City News Recommends Yes on Four Propositions

The Capital City News and Central City News are making endorsements on the following propositions on the Tuesday, Nov. 4 election ballot:

Constitutional Amendments

• No. 1 – To create Medical Assistance Trust Fund – NO

• No. 2 – To create Hospital Stabilization Fund – NO

• No. 3 – Sales of property seized by government – NO

• No. 4 – To create Infrastructure Bank to finance capital improvements such as Baton Rouge Loop – NO

• No. 5 – To allow judges to serve past age 70 – YES

• No. 6 – Increase taxes in New Orleans – NO

• No. 7 – Allow disabled veterans $150,000 deduction on property taxes – YES

• No. 8 – To dedicate funds for Artificial Reef Development – NO

• No. 9 – Waive annual filing of adjusted gross income by disabled in order to get property tax exemption – NO

• No. 10 – To provide 18-month redemption period for vacant property sold at tax sale – NO

• No. 11 – To increase number of departments in state government from 20 to 21 – NO

• No. 12 – To requrie two members of Wildlife and Fisheries be appointed from North Louisiana – NO

• No. 13 – To allow New Orleans to sell property in Lower Ninth Ward without submitting to public bid – NO

• No. 14 – To prohibit consideration of tax rebates or exemptions in legislative session in even-numbered years – YES

 

East Baton Rouge Proposition

• No. 1 – One-mill property tax for mosquito abatement – YES

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