Daily Archives: March 18, 2009

The best news I’ve heard all session

Posted on March 18, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

Pink Dome is back! Hot diggity dog!

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Senate OKs needle exchange

Posted on March 18, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

Well, the Senate did manage to do one good thing today. By a 23-7 vote — not enough for immediate final passage to the Texas House — senators approved Senate Bill 188 that will allow local health departments to begin … Continue reading →

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Red, white, blue, and hopefully back

Posted on March 18, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

I’m glad to see that the KUHT political program The Connection: Red, White, and Blue is on its way back to the airwaves after an unplanned hiatus followed by a bit of a kerfuffle. It fills a very useful niche … Continue reading →

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Candidate interview: Yolanda Navarro Flores

Posted on March 18, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

Next up in the District H special election interview series is Yolanda Navarro Flores. As far as I know, she is the only candidate to have been elected to public office before – she served one term in the Lege … Continue reading →

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Ultrabad

Posted on March 18, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

So now that we’ve finally disposed of the single most important issue facing Texas today in the Senate, perhaps we can move on to other matters thay may be of interest, like the budget and CHIP and windstorm insurance and … Continue reading →

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Holm announces for Controller

Posted on March 18, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

I can’t say authoritatively if it’s the first of its kind anywhere, but this is the first announcement for public office via Twitter that I’ve seen. Announcing the launch of my Houston City Controller campaign web site, pamholm.com! Visit often, … Continue reading →

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Senate wraps up voter ID

Posted on March 18, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

In the end, after more debate and a bunch of Democratic amendments that were rejected by the same 19-12 vote, SB362 itself was passed on second reading in the Senate on a 19-12 party line vote. There were two amendments … Continue reading →

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Public Service Announcements department

Posted on March 18, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

Just a couple of announcements that may be of interest to readers. The first is a press release from Women Professionals in Government: Women Professionals in Government Offers Scholarship Opportunity Women Professionals in Government proudly announces a $1,500 scholarship award … Continue reading →

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