With the Senate set to debate the state budget this week, Ben Philpott of KUT News and the Tribune reports that several outside groups want to shape the conversation.
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Video: Lance Armstrong at TribLive
At Thursday’s TribLive conversation, I interviewed Lance Armstrong about the need to protect cancer research funding in austere times and his advocacy on behalf of an indoor workplace smoking ban.
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TribLive: Armstrong on Cancer Research, Smoke-Free
At Thursday’s TribLive conversation, I interviewed Lance Armstrong about the need to protect cancer research funding in austere times and his advocacy on behalf of an indoor workplace smoking ban.
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TribLive: Armstrong on Smoke-Free
At last Thursday’s TribLive conversation, Lance Armstrong talked about his advocacy on behalf of an indoor workplace smoking ban.
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TribLive: Armstrong on Cancer Research Funding
At last Thursday’s TribLive conversation, Lance Armstrong talked about the need to preserve cancer research funding in austere times.
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Audio: Lance Armstrong at TribLive
At Thursday’s TribLive conversation, I interviewed Lance Armstrong about the need to protect cancer research funding in austere times and his advocacy on behalf of an indoor workplace smoking ban.
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Cuts, Part Two
A $176.5 billion budget — 5.9 percent smaller than the current budget — won approval from the Senate Finance Committee right and will come to a full Senate vote after the Easter break.
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TribLive: Podolsky on Medical Education and Health Care Cuts
At a TribLive conversation on April 14, I interviewed Dr. Daniel Podolsky the president of UT Southwestern Medical Center, about the state of medical education, the cost of health care cuts and the value of academic research.
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CDC: Southern States Lag in Smoking Bans
Though secondhand smoke leads to nearly 50,000 U.S. deaths among nonsmoking adults every year, no southern state, including Texas, has adopted a smoke-free law for worksites, restaurants and bars, according to a new CDC report.
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TribLive: Armstrong on the Doping Investigation
At this morning’s TribLive conversation, Lance Armstrong talked about the investigation into allegations that he doped as a pro cyclist — and whether the controversy has impacted his advocacy on behalf of cancer research funding and a workplace smoking ban.