Erin Bendily

Wife, boy mom, policy nerd, child advocate, lover of dogs, music, travel, & freedom. Saved by grace ✝️. Senior VP @ Pelican Institute, but posts are my own!

[Erin Bendily @ebendily]

This after Virginia used AI to cut down on regulations, saving taxpayer $ and relieving businesses & individuals from costly, heavy-handed government. Louisiana should follow instead of expanding government’s footprint as lawmakers did through dozens of bills this past session.

[America First Policy Institute @A1Policy]

🔥 Texas has just launched a new AI-integrated website to help navigate state rules and regulations.

This is one great example of using AI for GOOD - Demystifying complex regulations to make life easier for Texans. ⬇️

[Erin Bendily @ebendily]

@LacagOrg I see $600K in HB 1 and $500K in HB 312 for Louisiana Leadership Institute.

[Erin Bendily @ebendily]

💰Governor Landry: “We do not have a revenue problem. We have a priorities problem.” #lalege #lagov

[Erin Bendily @ebendily]

Together, these line items total $7,598,038 -- money given outside the cost- and equity-based funding formula and through an opaque, behind-the-scenes political process. Not a question of whether kids will benefit, but how needs are funded & whether state vs locals should fund.

[Erin Bendily @ebendily]

Gov. Landry addressed MFP & public school spending earlier today. But did you know that HB 312/supplemental contains $3,230,000 in line item appropriations for public schools? General operations, baseball fields, fishing team, parking lots. There's more in HB 1. #lalege #lagov

[Erin Bendily @ebendily]

HB 1 contains $4,368,038 in line item appropriations for public schools. Mostly general operations/support, some specific projects like sports, facilities, parking lots, security.

[Erin Bendily @ebendily]

@LionUpFans Indeed — but whether the state or local government should bear those local expenses is a legitimate question.

[Erin Bendily @ebendily]

Governor Landry, speaking to teachers about public education spending: "Bureaucracy grows more and more...allowing your paychecks to get smaller." #lalege #lagov #laed

[Erin Bendily @ebendily]

Governor Landry, questioning public education spending: “The system has drifted away from its core mission.” #lagov #lalege #laed

[Erin Bendily @ebendily]

Are preK and K-12 education in Louisiana over regulated? See for yourself in this update report @doelouisiana will share with @BESE_LA at its next meeting. And this is all from one legislative session. Wow.

https://t.co/nyBIz8NYMd

[Erin Bendily @ebendily]

@MelindaDeslatte Dang it…best instrument of the session!

[Erin Bendily @ebendily]

📚 Another local school system prioritizing competitive pay for LOCAL employees. This is where it begins. 👏👏👏

https://t.co/Bps2shfN5g

[Erin Bendily @ebendily]

I’ve lost count at this point. Good grief.

[Erin Bendily @ebendily]

How many dozens more task forces will we have after today alone? Because Louisiana needs more studies…

[Erin Bendily @ebendily]

🚨Most important words to listen for today: “The conference committee report does NOT appear to be confined to the disagreement [between House and Senate].” 👀 #lalege

[Erin Bendily @ebendily]

How many dozens more task forces will we have after today alone? Because Louisiana needs more studies…

[Erin Bendily @ebendily]

Over 1,800 bills this session. Over 200 resolutions creating task forces, prompting studies, & “urging” state agencies/boards to do things. Will Louisiana be better off because of them? Will they create jobs, opportunity, & prosperity? That is the question. #lalege #lagov

[Erin Bendily @ebendily]

Over 1,800 bills this session. Over 200 resolutions creating task forces, prompting studies, & “urging” state agencies/boards to do things. Will Louisiana be better off because of them? Will they create jobs, opportunity, & prosperity? That is the question. #lalege #lagov

[Erin Bendily @ebendily]

Louisiana needs to hear this, too.

“The problem with childcare is not a lack of state intervention. It is, if anything, too much…. Real change isn’t going to come from piling on subsidies, but unleashing supply, and that it can be done without compromising children’s safety.”

[Cato Institute @CatoInstitute]

Virginia wants “affordable childcare.” But more subsidies without cutting red tape can push prices up, not down. @chellivia argues that childcare is already heavily regulated—focus on barriers to entry, not bigger checks.

https://t.co/VkzswhCRXa

[Erin Bendily @ebendily]

Looking forward to reading this. Big question for America, and most definitely also for Louisiana.

[Mike Pence @Mike_Pence]

Check Out This Excerpt From My New Book, "What Conservatives Believe" in Today's Wall Street Journal

[Erin Bendily @ebendily]

@VanceGinn Yep — publish a story when there’s proof someone’s NOT paying their bills and causing actual hardship on others. In the meantime, it’s fear mongering and conspiracy theory.

[Erin Bendily @ebendily]

I remember how hard it was to get this passed and into effect years ago, but it was (and still is) a no-brainer. More prepared teachers = better educated kids. Period. Still work left to do, but these are exactly the positive outcomes envisioned. https://t.co/91u8sXLG2Z