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Texas’ move to control coal ash pollution could shield industry from tougher rules under Biden-led EPA
Texas is close to finalizing a years-long effort to wrangle control of coal ash pollution from the EPA, a move that could, for a time, keep coal companies insulated from tougher rules expected from the next administration.
Obama cut women’s health money in Texas for the state’s targeting of Planned Parenthood. Trump just restored it.
By Edgar Walters, The Texas Tribune Jan. 22, 2020 “Obama cut women’s health money in Texas for the state’s targeting of Planned Parenthood. Trump just restored it.” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide […]
How Congress turns citizens’ voices into data points
Answering constituents in congressional offices often involves tabulating comments in a database. Office of Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont. via AP Samantha McDonald, University of California, Irvine Big technology companies like Amazon, Facebook and Google aren’t the only ones facing huge political concerns about using citizen data: So is Congress. Reports by congressional researchers over the […]
Politicians don’t seem to laugh at themselves as much anymore
Ronald Reagan at the end of his debate with Walter Mondale, Oct. 22, 1984, Kansas City, Mo. AP/Ron Edmonds Frank T. McAndrew, Knox College As the 2020 presidential campaign gets underway, one of the key factors that shapes our perceptions is how the candidates use – or do not use – humor. One kind of […]
