Politics & Policy
February 21, 2014
Patterson v. Patrick
As the clock winds down on the primary, Patterson unloads on Patrick in the hope of taking the second spot
Lieutenant Governor
Politics & Policy
June 11, 2011
Combs a time
The first order of business, after the special session ends and the long interim begins, is for the Legislature to do something it doesn’t do very often: exercise oversight. Oh, it calls in state agencies for budget hearings, but what it doesn’t do is address problems unless they are obvious.
Politics & Policy
August 17, 2009
Does Dewhurst have a future as lieutenant governor?
Senate Republicans continue to have conversations about what to do in the event that (a) Dewhurst resigns his office to run for the Senate, or (b) opts to run for lieutenant governor again. The GOP caucus has three factions. The lines are not set in stone, and, depending on the