Daily Archives: April 12, 2008

Watch those construction costs

Posted on April 12, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

In light of our recent discussion about the costs of transit, I thought I’d flag this story about the general rise in construction costs and how this is affecting capital projects. Rising prices for steel, concrete and oil are swelling … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Interview with Michael Skelly

Posted on April 12, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

Josh Berthume has a nice chat with CD07 challenger Michael Skelly. For those of you who first heard about Skelly from his awesome fundraising numbers and wondered if he was for real, here’s your chance to hear for yourself. Meanwhile, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Meet the new Solicitor General

Posted on April 12, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

The Supreme Court of Texas Blog points out a little news item that likely won’t get much notice but really ought to: the hiring of a new Solicitor General, a man named James Ho. Why should anyone care about this? … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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San Antonio to jump on board the school zone cellphone ban bandwagon

Posted on April 12, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

So far, the only places to ban cellphone use while driving through school zones have been small cities-within-cities like Highland Park and West University Place. That’s about to change in a big way. Soon you might not only have to … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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The nurse’s union

Posted on April 12, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

I missed this story from last week about the new nurses’ union in town, but having been reminded of it, I thought it was worth pointing out. It’s only been a few days since the California Nurses Association won its … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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