Guvs From Rival Parties and States Find Common Ground
At a time of bitter partisanship and often fierce political combat, Republican Gov. Rick Perry and his Democratic counterpart from Colorado, Gov. John Hickenlooper, found rare common ground Friday at a meeting about economic development strategies.
Speaking to Denver business leaders at the W Hotel in downtown Austin, the two men both said it was important to create pro-business policies and find out what works best in their respective states.
“We’re not afraid to snitch a good idea that you have in Colorado and transport it to the state of Texas and put it into place,” Perry said. “That ...
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Michelle Michon via Texas Tribune on Facebook
"Mitt Romney cares more about his political aspirations and ego than he does about American security" - Iraq Vet, former Congressman Patrick Murphy http://votevets.org/news/releases?id=0513
Karen Spivey-Cummings via Texas Tribune on Facebook
So does Rick Perry.
Samdavis
Perry's idea of pro-business is probably far different from Hickenloopers'. Being pro business shouldn't mean taking away rights from workers and consumers like it does under Perry.
Robert Krimson via Texas Tribune on Facebook
This douchebag is looking to just cleaning up his image. He's a moron.
Chuck Smith
“We’re not afraid to snitch a good idea that you have in Colorado and transport it to the state of Texas and put it into place,” Perry said. The Texas Governor should follow through with that comment. Colorado's employment nondiscrimination law includes both sexual orientation and gender identity/expression. ENDA. Texas. 2013.
Adele Roberson
First Letter by AR: The Tea Party ion Action With the support of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) and the Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) – which serves as a home away from home for ALEC here in Texas – for-profit education companies are attacking Texas public schools, promoting virtual schools, and putting profits ahead of the education needs of Texas children. These virtual schools are largely unaccountable to Texas taxpayers, despite the fact that their students receive the exact same amount of funding as students who attend traditional public schools. In fact, virtual school students are funded at the same level of traditional public school students thanks to a law passed by Republican Senate Education Chair Florence Shapiro, who sits on ALEC's Education Task Force which is Co-chaired by employees of private companies that own and operate virtual schools in Texas. The virtual school movement is a $24 billion industry with zero accountability .... if you think this will not happen or is not already happening in other states... you are not paying attention. The main point of this letter is to tell you again that ALEC and the Tea Partiers are trying to destroy our public schools and public entities so Republicans can run these and take taxpayers
millions for themselves.
Izzy66 comment posted 9/14/12 --- Perry turned the State's Unemployment division over to private companies after firing all State Staff. I feel for anyone who will need UE from the state of Texas.