Archive for the 'Budget ballyhoo' Category
The CPPP explains (again!) why Phil King’s sales tax swap is a bad idea
Closed Published by Charles Kuffner December 14th, 2007 on Off the KuffSince State Rep. Phil King has once again raised the awful idea of massively hiking sales taxes in order to…
HHSC Employee back in the blogging saddle
Closed Published by Charles Kuffner December 14th, 2007 on Off the KuffI got word of this last week but didn’t get a chance to mention it - Ramblings of an HHSC…
And in other news, Governor Perry’s property tax cut claims are still phony
Closed Published by Charles Kuffner December 9th, 2007 on Off the KuffMuch as I like to see Governor Perry and his malarkey about the property tax cuts get smacked down, I…
Cornyn defends his anti-CHIP votes
Closed Published by Charles Kuffner November 30th, 2007 on Off the KuffNice try. U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, predicting voters will see through Democrats’ bid to turn health coverage for working-poor children…
The anti-business tax sentiment
Closed Published by Charles Kuffner November 26th, 2007 on Off the KuffThe new business tax won’t be collected for another six months, but there’s already a media campaign being waged against…
Want to know who’s actually providing services to the HHSC these days? The CPPP is keeping track. Earlier this month,…
Another audit, another bad report for the Texas Integrated Eligibility Redesign System, a/k/a TIERS. Auditors didn’t find any significant errors…
Lawmakers want agency ad dollars audited
Closed Published by Charles Kuffner November 4th, 2007 on Off the KuffThe TxDOT advertising blitz has drawn some scrutiny from state lawmakers. “My concern is that Texas agencies, including TxDOT (the…
I’m not surprised. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, who last month was the highest-ranking Republican to support a Democratic bill to…
Community college funding finally fixed
Closed Published by Charles Kuffner October 25th, 2007 on Off the KuffThe great community college funding fiasco has finally come to a resolution. Texas community colleges will get $154 million in…