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Tag Archives: Reporter’s Notebook
Reporter's Notebook: Tax Talks, Supremes and Signatures
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We may complain that there's no rest for the weary, but political junkies would be disappointed if the tasty morsels of news came to an end with the unveiling of a new state budget. Right? If your answer is yes, … Continue reading
Reporter's Notebook: From Budget Cash to Court Clash
Few things make eyes bleary and heads throb more than reading government ledger sheets and complex, legalese court rulings. Throw in some minutiae about best budget practices and gubernatorial style… and you've got a full week. Hence, the weekend cleanup … Continue reading
Notebook: Pension Politics, DiFi's Free Shot?
There's probably nothing harder than prognosticating the politics of hot button issues or high profile campaigns. There's also nothing more fun — that is, if you're a political junkie. Hence the inspiration for a weekend edition of the Reporter's Notebook.
Notebook: Vacant Seats, Smaller Donations?
The dog days of summer, especially in this unusual year where the Legislature finished its work on deadline and then adjourned for a month, leave a lot of time for contemplation. Hence, a Reporter's Notebook entry that could be called … Continue reading
Notebook: Taxes, Maps, Parallel Universes
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If there's one sure way to get a reporter's attention, it's to amend a contentious piece of legislation with so many new proposals as to make it a symbolic rallying cry… and… a candidate for political squeeze play of the … Continue reading
Notebook: From Estimates to Secessionists
For most of the last decade of my life, I've spent the Independence Day weekend either waiting for the phone to ring about a budget deal, or camped out in a Capitol hallway awaiting a budget deal. This year, a … Continue reading
