Daily Archives: March 27, 2008

Council OKs contract with HOPE

The collective bargaining agreement that was ratified by HOPE last week has now been officially accepted by City Council. Houston municipal workers celebrated Wednesday after the City Council approved a union contract that will give 13,200 employees an immediate 3 … Continue reading Continue reading

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More cameras, fewer tickets

I would classify this as good news. Red-light camera citations have decreased steadily since Houston police boosted their monitoring at intersections six months ago, newly released records show. The number of citations declined by a third, to 17,000 last month … Continue reading Continue reading

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Vote early in the runoff

I know, I know, everyone including me bombarded you with Vote Early! messages during the primary. The reason for that as we know was because of the high turnout that we expected, which turned out to be even higher than … Continue reading Continue reading

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“Privatization failure is taxpayers’ burden”

This Statesman editorial nails it. Because of an effort five years ago to run part of state government more like a business, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission is struggling to provide food and medical services to some of … Continue reading Continue reading

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Lottery privatization still lurking out there

I thought the idea of privatizing the Lottery was pretty much dead after it went over with such a thud last year, but apparently some bad ideas never truly go away. Texas would have to expand gambling to see the … Continue reading Continue reading

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A new leader for the Hall of Fame

David Pinto brings the news. Dale Petroskey stepped down as president of the National Baseball Hall of Fame after the museum’s executive committee found his financial and business decisions weren’t in the best interests of the organization. Petroskey had been … Continue reading Continue reading

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