2012 Presidential Campaign, News

Ryan’s Plan for Medicaid, Medicare Mirrors Texas Bills

August 14, 2012 4:29 pm by: Brian Baresch

Photo illustration by Todd Wiseman/Texas TribunePhoto illustration by Todd Wiseman/Texas Tribune
If Republican vice presidential hopeful Paul Ryan's controversial plan for reforming Medicaid and Medicare sounds familiar in Texas, it should. The Wisconsin congressman’s proposal bears strong similarities to bills that Texas Republicans advocated for — and eventually passed — during the last legislative session....
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‘Americans Elect’ Seeks a Third Way Forward

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‘Americans Elect’ Seeks a ...

The Republican Party continues to inch toward choosing a nominee who will run against President Barack Obama in November. But there's another group working to add a name on the ballot in all 50 states. Americans Elect was founded with more than $1...
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Straus, Speaker of Texas House, Endorses Romney

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Straus, Speaker of Texas House, Endors...

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is picking up a big Texas endorsement Tuesday — from Speaker of the House Joe Straus....
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Perry Hits Familiar Notes at Conservative Conference

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Perry Hits Familiar Notes at Conservat...

Gov. Rick Perry may have abandoned his bid for the presidency, but today he stepped back into the national spotlight. Perry spoke at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, touching on many of the themes of his failed presidential bid -- including a populist attack on...
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Perry Campaign Spent $16 Million in 138 Days

2012 Presidential Campaign, News, Rick Perry

Perry Campaign Spent $16 Million in 13...

Gov. Rick Perry’s presidential campaign turned out to be a spectacular flop, but that doesn’t mean everyone walked home empty handed. Campaign consultants, ad buyers, fundraisers, airlines, hotels and catering companies all took a bite — some larger than others — of the $16 million that...
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DPS Releases Gov. Perry’s Security Bill

2012 Presidential Campaign, News, Rick Perry

DPS Releases Gov. Perry’s Securi...

The Texas Department of Public Safety has released some details on the cost of providing security for Governor Rick Perry during his presidential campaign. The bill comes to almost $800,000 for the governor’s security detail between September and part of November. Most of that was for trips...
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How Did Rick Perry Fall?

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How Did Rick Perry Fall?

Now that Texas Governor Rick Perry has exited the race for the Republican Presidential nomination, people may wonder what happened to his campaign. How did a candidate who joined the race as a frontrunner fall so far? For many people, the fall of the Perry campaign hinged on the governor’s...
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Rick Perry Is Out

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Rick Perry Is Out

Rick Perry ended his bid for the White House today. "I am suspending my campaign and endorsing Newt Gingrich," Perry announced at a news conference this morning in North Charleston, South Carolina. The decision comes a day after spokesmen defiantly said that Perry was "in it to win it" and...
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Rick Santorum Comes to Austin for Fundraiser

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Rick Santorum Comes to Austin for Fund...

Republican presidential contender Rick Santorum was in Austin this morning for a private fundraiser....
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Fact-Checking Gingrich on Texas School Prayer Case

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Fact-Checking Gingrich on Texas School...

A Texas judge figured into a recent Newt Gingrich victory speech. KUT’s Nathan Bernier spoke with Gardner Selby of the Austin American-Statesman's PolitiFact Texas about Gingrich’s assertion that the federal government's legislative and executive branches should remove judges who are believed...
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Perry Delivers First Speech Since Quitting Presidential Race

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Perry Delivers First Speech Since Quit...

It’s been about 2 and a half weeks since Governor Rick Perry dropped his bid for the GOP Presidential nomination.  Last night, he made his first public appearance since the end of his campaign to a packed house at an annual Williamson County GOP event. It was his first speech to follow his first...
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State Budget Battle to Resume

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State Budget Battle to Resume

In less than a year, the Texas Legislature will head back to work. Another protracted budget battle will be waiting for them, in spite of the fact that the state’s economy has picked up in recent months. The good news: The state ended 2011 with about $1.6 billion more in revenue than was...
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Perry Looks to Regain Power in Texas Legislature

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Perry Looks to Regain Power in Texas L...

With his presidential campaign collapsed, Governor Rick Perry must now get back to work in Texas. But after a poor performance on the national stage, what's in store for Perry as he re-engages in state politics? Rick Perry is considered by some to be the most powerful governor Texas has ever had....
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Perry Ends Campaign in S.C., Endorses Gingrich

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Perry Ends Campaign in S.C., Endorses ...

Gov. Rick Perry ended his run for the GOP nomination today and threw his support behind former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich. Perry made his announcement in South Carolina, the same state where he launched his campaign last August. After his fifth-place finish in the Iowa caucuses, Perry...
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Checking Obama’s Assertion About Aid to Israel

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Checking Obama’s Assertion About...

American aid to Israel is always a hot topic, and President Obama recently brought it back to the front burner with comments about the attitudes of three Republican candidates on his campaign's web page. KUT’s Emily Donahue spoke with Gardner Selby of the Austin American-Statesman PolitiFact...
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