Daily Archives: July 20, 2025

Weekend link dump for July 20

Posted on July 20, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

“The NFL craves Canada more than ever. There’s untapped corporate money, growth in youth football, philanthropic connections and long-term fans to help build a league with massive, global plans. Buffalo, a small-market club with 60 percent of its market population … Continue reading →

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There’s a map

Posted on July 20, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

The special session gavels in tomorrow and there’s a new proposed Congressional map, but before we get to that let’s look at the lay of the land going into the session. On Monday, state lawmakers held a call with U.S. … Continue reading →

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There will be more measles outbreaks

Posted on July 20, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

This one may be coming to an end, but the underlying conditions for it aren’t going away. Texas appears to be past the worst of its largest measles outbreak in 30 years, but the state will be vulnerable to future outbreaks … Continue reading →

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Appeals court upholds “Death Star” law

Posted on July 20, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

Bad, though not yet actually damaging. Two years after a district court declared that a new state law diluting the policy-making power of blue urban areas was unconstitutional, an appeals court on Friday overruled that decision. Texas lawmakers in 2023 … Continue reading →

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