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All content by Michael Beyer
OPINION: State shouldn’t jeopardize lives of children with disabilities

OPINION: State shouldn’t jeopardize lives of children with disabilities

By Michael Beyer
February 16, 2016
John Bel Edwards was inaugurated as the Louisiana governor Monday, Jan. 11, 2016, on the steps of the Louisiana State Capitol.

OPINION: I didn’t vote for this John Bel

By Michael Beyer
January 31, 2016
AHTD Director Scott Bennett speaks to the crowd gathered at the Arkansas/Louisiana state line for the ribbon cutting ceremony for I-49 between Texarkana and Shreveport.

OPINION: African-American neighborhoods are not expendable

By Michael Beyer
January 25, 2016
FILE - This Jan. 21, 2016 file photo shows the Flint River near downtown Flint, Mich. City leaders are floating a shockingly high price to replace the city's water infrastructure damaged after the state’s disastrous decision in 2014 to use the Flint River as the city’s drinking water source without adding a chemical to control corrosion, which caused high levels of chloride from the river to react with iron in the pipes, causing lead to leach into water for a year and a half and contributing to a spike in child lead poisoning before city and state officials fully acknowledged the problem. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

OPINION: Media should pay attention to water crisis in Louisiana

By Michael Beyer
January 24, 2016
John Bel Edwards waves to the crowd after takinf the oath of office as Louisiana governor on the steps of the Louisiana Capitol in Baton Rouge, La., Monday, Jan. 11, 2016. Edwards is Louisiana's 56th governor. (AP Photo/Max Becherer, Pool)

Opinion: Edwards need a strong Democratic coalition to undo Jindal years

By Michael Beyer
January 18, 2016
FILE - In this Monday, July 7, 2014, file photo, Chicago police display some of the thousands of illegal firearms they have confiscated so far this year in their battle against gun violence in Chicago. The recent mass shooting at an Oregon community college has put the debate over gun violence and gun control into the center of the presidential race. At least some of the Republicans who are running have pointed to Chicago as proof that gun control laws don't work. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File))

Opinion: Louisiana leaders culpable for gun violence crisis

By Michael Beyer
January 13, 2016
Dr. Rebekah Gee, LSU professor and nominee for Secretary of Department of Health and Hospitals

Opinion: Fight for women’s health, Governor Edwards

By Michael Beyer
January 12, 2016
Gov.-elect John Bel Edwards takes photos with others during the Louisiana Federation of Teachers convention in Lake Charles, La., Monday, Nov. 23, 2014. In a sign of the strength of Edwards' ties to the unions, the Democrat's first speech since winning the weekend runoff election was Monday at the convention. (Rick Hickman/American Press via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT

Opinion: John Bel Edwards should raise taxes on Louisianians

By Michael Beyer
November 29, 2015
FILE - In this Nov. 9, 2015, file photo, Yale University students and faculty rally to demand that Yale University become more inclusive to all students on Cross Campus in New Haven, Conn. At schools including Michigan and Yale, students say the protests that led to the resignation of Missouri President Tim Wolfe are emboldening them to take a harder line. (Arnold Gold/New Haven Register via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT

Opinion: Universities should take the lead on political correctness

By Michael Beyer
November 22, 2015
Louisiana Democratic gubernatorial candidate John Bel Edwards speaks to reporters after his debate against challenger Sen. David Vitter, R-La., in Baton Rouge, La., Monday, Nov. 16, 2015. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Opinion: Gubernatorial debates should discuss coastal issues

By Michael Beyer
November 16, 2015
State Sen. Karen Carter Peterson - One of the many women taking all the jobs.

Satire: There aren’t enough men in Louisiana politics

By Michael Beyer
November 12, 2015
From left, gubernatorial candidate, U.S. Sen. David Vitter, R-La., moderators Kelly C. Spires and Jeremy Alford and gubernatorial candidate state Rep. John Bel Edwards, D-Baton Rouge, prepare for a debate, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015, at LPB Studios in Baton Rouge, La. (Hilary Sheinuk/The Advocate via AP) MAGS OUT; INTERNET OUT; NO SALES; TV OUT; NO FORNS; LOUISIANA BUSINESS INC. OUT (INCLUDING GREATER BATON ROUGE BUSINESS REPORT, 225, 10/12, INREGISTER, LBI CUSTOM); MANDATORY CREDIT

Opinion: Scandal looms over the Louisiana Governor’s debate

By Michael Beyer
November 10, 2015
FILE - In this June 30, 2014 file photo, demonstrators stand on the steps outside the Supreme Court in Washington, where the court was poised to deliver its verdict in a case that weighs the religious rights of employers and the right of women to the birth control of their choice. The Supreme Court is wading into its fourth dispute over President Barack Obama’s 5-year-old health care overhaul. The newest “Obamacare” case involves objections by faith-based hospitals, colleges and charities to the process the administration devised to spare them from paying for contraceptives for women covered under their health plans, and yet ensure that those women can obtain birth control at no extra cost. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Opinion: President Obama is the Most Anti-Abortion Candidate for Louisiana’s Governor

By Michael Beyer
November 8, 2015
Opinion: Society Needs to Acknowledge, Value Women’s Voices

Opinion: Society Needs to Acknowledge, Value Women’s Voices

By Michael Beyer
October 27, 2015
Attendees hold signs at a 'rally for answers' on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015, in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., in support of Corey Jones, who was fatally shot by a South Florida police officer. (AP Photo/Joe Skipper)

Opinion: Changing law won’t end racist cops

By Michael Beyer
October 22, 2015

Opinion: Early Voting Shows Difficult Path to Victory for Edwards

By Michael Beyer
October 19, 2015
Opinion: Tiger Trails subsidizes Tigerland, should go to other bars

Opinion: Tiger Trails subsidizes Tigerland, should go to other bars

By Michael Beyer
October 15, 2015
Medications like these may cost students more if LSU privatizes its pharmacy.

Opinion: Privatizing LSU’s pharmacy is a mistake

By Michael Beyer
October 8, 2015
Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. answers a question during an appearance at the University of Chicago, Monday, Sept. 28, 2015, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)

Opinion: Talk Bernie to me

By Michael Beyer
October 5, 2015