Open Letter to State Budget Conferees
Today, we sent a letter to the budget conferees outlining our recommendations for reconciling the differences between the House and the Senate regarding health and
Today, we sent a letter to the budget conferees outlining our recommendations for reconciling the differences between the House and the Senate regarding health and
Two bills making their way quickly through the Legislature would create a “New Markets” program to grant tax credits for investments in firms that would,
The Center for Public Policy Priorities opposes SJR 55 and SB 1655, which would take money dedicated to utility-bill assistance for low-income families and instead
Our friends at the Texas Policy Evaluation Project have created a new online data app that shows the impact of the 2011 family planning budget
Yesterday, I testified in support of HB 1383 in the House Pensions Committee meeting: “In retirement, Texas teachers rely almost exclusively on their TRS pension
Wonder why there’s not enough money to pay for public schools or health care? One reason is that there are too many tax breaks that
Stay up with what the cool kids are watching. A study on wealth inequality went viral on YouTube this week. Dan Ariely, best-selling author of
“Texans believe in hard work that leads to a secure retirement. We provide our public servants a secure retirement through a decent pension. At the
This week, I testified “on” SB 758 in a Senate Finance committee hearing because there are compelling reasons for and against undoing the Foundation School Program
The charter school reforms offered in SB 2 put quantity ahead of quality in the name of offering school choice. Choice, flexibility, and innovation are