#245 Preview: Special Session on Budget & Taxes w/ Rep. Amedee

Chris and Danielle welcome back Representative Beryl Amedee to discuss the upcoming special session in Louisiana, with a focus on the state budget, tax reform, and constitutional amendments. Can Louisiana really streamline its tax code and budget without imposing more on its citizens? And will the legislature stand firm in challenging excessive spending?   SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY: Psalms 107:10-16 TPT   FROM TODAY'S EPISODE: Follow Rep. Beryl Amedee on X: @berylamedee To be engaged on LACAG's calls to actions for this special session, sign up for alerts: https://www.lacag.org/action-center To read the legislation that has been proposed so far, visit: https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/BillSearch.aspx?sid=243ES   ACTION ITEMS & WAYS TO CONNECT: Want to support The State of Freedom? Remember to Subscribe, Like, and keep Sharing the State of Freedom podcast – it helps! Follow us on Rumble and YouTube. Support the show with a financial gift if you are able:  https://www.freedomstate.us/support-the-show If you'd like to advertise with the show, send an email to [email protected] and make the subject line "TSOF Advertising". Order General Flynn's movie, "Flynn - Deliver the Truth. Whatever the Cost." Click here: https://www.flynnmovie.com/tsofpodcast or visit www.freedomstate.us. Want to help LACAG's efforts? Sign up for our action center and stay updated: https://www.lacag.org/action-center Join LACAG and help bring Louisiana out of the swamp:  https://www.lacag.org/give  Get in touch with our sponsors: For more information on investing in precious metals at the best prices on the market, email [email protected]. Put "Metal Stacks" in the subject line. To get involved with Moms for Liberty, send them an email: [email protected]. Let them know you heard about their work on The State of Freedom.   KEY POINTS: Danielle talks about God setting us free in today's scripture (01:10) State of Freedom welcomes Beryl Amedee (03:55) Legislative bills analysis (04:45) Special session (06:34) Governor's tax reform (08:41) Broadening the tax base (14:28) Complicated tax system in Louisiana (16:17) Beryl's bill proposal (22:32) On reducing bureaucracy and spending (25:06) Texas' bustling business environment (31:35) The gold standard for economic prosperity (40:34) On funding NGOs (41:20) Legislative will (45:33) Budget Cuts and departmental accountability (47:55) Future expectations (53:20) State of Freedom's closing message for its listeners (54:39)   CREDITS: Music by MarkJuly from Pixabay Sound effects by Pixabay Ad music by Top-Flow, AudioCoffee & penguinmusic on Pixabay Produced by Cashflow Podcasting