Daily Archives: April 12, 2006

Busby to runoff in CA-50 special election

The bad news is that Francine Busby did not outperform the Democratic index in California’s 50th CD yesterday. She got about 44%, which is an improvement over her performance against Duke Cunninghamn in 2004, but nothing to write home about. … Continue reading Continue reading

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Pro Tem firings upheld

Checking in again on the story of the four employees of the Mayor Pro Tem’s office who were fired (technically, suspended indefinitely without pay, which according to Houblog is a kind of administrative limbo designed to make the employee resign), … Continue reading Continue reading

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Where’s the tort reform crowd when you really need them?

Grover Norquist has way too much free time on his hands. Conservative activist Grover Norquist is seeking a trademark on “K Street Project,” saying Democrats and Majority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) have wrongfully acquired the term to describe unethical practices … Continue reading Continue reading

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Runoff results roundup

Rounding up what happened yesterday… Radnofsky wins Radnofsky received about 60 percent of the vote against San Antonio retiree Gene Kelly, who shares the same name as a late movie star. Radnofsky, a mediation specialist at Vinson & Elkins, said … Continue reading Continue reading

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The right to study

One of the arguments that’s being made by opponents of a light rail line on Richmond is that Metro is bound by the 2003 referendum to put that line on Westpark. Christof explains why that’s ridiculous. And just in time, … Continue reading Continue reading

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HHS seeking public input

Hope sent me the following email, which may be of interest to readers here: HHS is seeking public input on the Coordinated Strategic Plan Texas’ five health and human services agencies will conduct public hearings in eight Texas cities for … Continue reading Continue reading

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