Texas school finance debate heads to conference committee
Texas lawmakers race to resolve a disputed school funding plan as Hochberg and Shapiro push rival bills. With three weeks left, districts face budget cuts amid a $27 billion shortfall and a looming end-of-session deadline.
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D-Houston
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R-Plano
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Fort Worth
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Keller
Carroll
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Houston
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Let Peace Begin With Me Publisher Message
A 1988 Pulitzer Prize winner note from Laura Dennis praises freedom as a divine gift and self control. The editorial urges readers to promote and preserve freedom and to develop their fullest potential through personal restraint and moral guides.
Inflation Fears vs. Facts in Gold and Fed Policy
The piece weighs critics of Obama and Bernanke against data on inflation. It argues gold’s rise since 2008 did not presage inflation, cites modest core CPI and broad CPI gains, and notes slow M2 growth. It credits post-2008 policy with preventing a repeat of 1970s inflation while warning fears persist.
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Bernanke
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Ron Paul
R-Tex
Fed
Rick Santorum
R-Pa
Obama
George W. Bush
United States
Bentley University
Scott Sumner
China
Milton Friedman
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Obama's war on capitalism and the enemies list
Howard Rich argues that Obama covertly attacks capitalism through policy labels while targeting private businesses and dissenters. He cites Boeing in South Carolina, contractor disclosure threats, and broader plans to mandate health care and expand deficits, framing Rand Paul’s critique as a sign of an enemies list against free enterprise.
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U.S
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Paul
Kentucky
Alabama
Texas
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America
Kathleen Sebelius
Washington
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