State Reps. Katrina Jackson & Joe Harrison Interview (2012)
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Interview
Place Covered: Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2012-10-19
Duration: 00:07:27
Subjects: State legislators | Louisiana. Legislature. Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget | Jackson, Katrina R. | Harrison, Joseph A. | STATE BUDGET | Louisiana. Office of Group Benefits | HEALTH INSURANCE
Contributors:
- Sanford, Shauna Host
- Jackson, Katrina Interviewee
- Harrison, Joe Interviewee
Description
This segment from the October 19, 2012, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Shauna Sanford’s in-studio interview with State Representative Katrina Jackson and State Representative Joe Harrison, two members of the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget. They discuss: the committee’s fact-finding mission into the current problems with the state budget; the Jindal Administration’s proposal to privatize the Office of Group Benefits, the agency responsible for state employees’ health insurance; and the status of a proposal to call a special session to deal with the state budget.