Daily Archives: May 16, 2006

Sine Die and see ya

Posted on May 16, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

So the Lege wrapped up its business yesterday and went home, having sent all of the tax-related bills to Governor Perry for his signature. So now what? Well, to start off wit, Perry is denying that the massive cut in … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Political blogs have influence – who knew?

Posted on May 16, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

I’m not going to spend a whole lot of time on this Chron story on the Netroots. I just have one question: Why wasn’t anything written about the political blog scene in Texas? There’s plenty of us out here, after … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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WiFi conference call

Posted on May 16, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

I got to participate last night in a conference call with Mayor White and the city’s Director of Information Technology Richard Lewis to talk about the upcoming WiFi rollout (see Dwight and Michael Garfield for a preview). The call was … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Why Utah matters

Posted on May 16, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

I just want to take a moment to endorse this response by Utah Democratic Party Chair Wayne Holland, Jr. to Paul Begala’s arrogant and condescending remarks about the 50 State Strategy. I can understand the tactical reasons for wanting to … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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