For this week’s nonscientific survey of political and government insiders, we asked about whether the latest round of school finance lawsuits is serious and how it will play during the elections and in the legislative session that starts in 2013.
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Inside Intelligence is the insider’s poll historically featured in Texas Weekly, our former political newsletter. It’s a survey of political, lobby, and government insiders on issues of the day. These days, you can find it in our new insiders’ newsletter, The Blast.
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Inside Intelligence: School Finance
This week, we asked the insiders whether the school finance lawsuits will play in the elections and in the next legislative session.
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Inside Intelligence: About Those Stories…
In this week’s nonscientific survey of government and political insiders, we asked about the news about Gov. Rick Perry, and which stories will fade and which will linger.
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Inside Intelligence: Bad News, Good News
It’s been a noisy week for Rick Perry, the presidential candidate, so we asked the insiders whether any of what they’ve heard and read over the last few days will stick. Will the stories have legs? Is the good news good enough to last? The bad news?
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Inside Intelligence: Corporate Donations Will…
In this week’s nonscientific survey of political and government insiders, we asked about corporate and third-party money in campaigns and about whether voters and the media pay the right amount of attention to money in politics.
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Inside Intelligence: The Money Side
Federal campaign fundraising deadlines are upon us, so we poked the insiders this week for their views on money and politics.
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Inside Intelligence: Bordering on…
In this week’s nonscientific survey of political and government insiders, we asked about immigration — and how Rick Perry’s positions as governor will work out for his campaign for president.
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Inside Intelligence: The Trouble with Immigration
Immigration issues jumped into the center ring of the presidential race, so we took the opportunity to ask our insiders how that’s going to play for Gov. Rick Perry. The verdict? It depends.
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Inside Intelligence: Amid Fires and a Drought…
In the latest of our nonscientific polls of government and political insiders, we asked about wildfires and the drought and about what changes — if any — should be made to government policy and regulation.
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Inside Intelligence: Parched
Amidst a record-setting drought and neighborhood-devouring wildfires, we asked the insiders this week about water and fire policy.