Guess who’s not happy that Gov. Rick Perry will compete in this weekend’s GOP presidential debates in New Hampshire? Buddy Roemer.
Emily Ramshaw
Emily Ramshaw was the editor-in-chief of The Texas Tribune from 2016 to 2020. During her tenure, the Tribune — billed “one of the nonprofit news sector’s runaway success stories” — won a Peabody Award, several national Murrow Awards and top honors from the Online News Association.
Before joining the Tribune in 2010 as one of its founding reporters, Ramshaw spent six years at The Dallas Morning News, where she broke national stories about sexual abuse inside Texas’ youth lock-ups, reported from inside a West Texas polygamist compound and uncovered “fight clubs” inside state institutions for the disabled. The Texas APME named Ramshaw its 2008 star reporter of the year. In 2016, she was named to the board of the Pulitzer Prizes.
A native of Washington, D.C., and the product of two journalist parents, Ramshaw graduated from Northwestern University in 2003 with dual degrees in journalism and American history.
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After Flopping in Iowa, Why is He Still Running?
What motivated Gov. Rick Perry’s quick-turn decision to forge ahead in the GOP presidential race despite a poor finish in the Iowa caucuses? We asked campaign strategists and politicos for their top five theories.
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Updated: Perry Says He’ll Stay in Presidential Race
Despite a disappointing finish in the Iowa caucuses that led Rick Perry to say he was returning home to Texas to reassess his candidacy, the Texas governor surprised everyone by announcing this morning that he would stay in the race.
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In New Online Ad, Perry Aims for Undecided Iowans
Days before the Iowa caucuses, Gov. Rick Perry has released a polished online ad — “Win Iowa” — aimed at convincing the state’s undecided Republicans.
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Billing Both Legislature and Campaign? Prove It.
In politics, one man’s mistake is another’s opportunity. Now that state Rep. Joe Driver, R-Garland, has been sentenced for “double dipping,” opposition researchers in this primary season are scrambling for other examples.
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Health care
Feds Approve One Health Waiver, Reject Another
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has turned down Texas’ request to run a family planning program that excludes some providers — namely Planned Parenthood. But it approved Texas’ request for a waiver to expand Medicaid managed care.
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Health care
Drug Company Payments to Doctors Raise Concerns of Conflicting Interests
Thousands of Texas doctors, researchers and medical experts — including more than 100 who are employed by the state and are paid with taxpayer dollars — routinely supplement their salaries with income from pharmaceutical companies.
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Going Back for Seconds: The Tribune Festival
Here’s something to be thankful for: Our festival website is updated with an audio slideshow for each of the panel discussions. Peruse the panels listed in the program or watch video albums from all of the subject tracks on our Vimeo site.
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Perry Opposed on No-Fly Zone, But Debate is Polite
The Republican presidential candidates clashed over illegal immigration and Rick Perry’s idea for a no-fly zone over Syria, but otherwise they focused their ire on Barack Obama and mostly played nice with one another.
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Liveblog: CNN/Heritage Foundation Debate
Tonight’s GOP debate presents Gov. Rick Perry with an opportunity to breathe new life into a campaign that could use some. But given that his debate performances are a key reason his campaign is in the ditch, the forum also presents significant risks.
