This piece originally appeared in TribTalk on July 18, 2017.
2017 07 SpecialSessionInvestment CEF PeacockQuinteroGinn TribTalk by texaspolicy on Scribd
James Quintero is the policy director for the Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Government for the People campaign. Since joining the Foundation in 2008, Quintero has focused extensively on: state & local government spending, taxes, debt, public pension reform, annexation, and local regulations.
Vance Ginn, Ph.D., is an accomplished economist finding free-market solutions that let people prosper. He is founder and president of Ginn Economic Consulting where he provides high-quality research and trusted insights on how to affect change at the federal, state, and local levels. Ginn’s experience includes time in public policy, government, and academia. He is chief economist at Pelican Institute for Public Policy and a senior fellow at several think tanks, including at Americans for Tax Reform, Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF), and Young Americans for Liberty.
This piece originally appeared in TribTalk on July 18, 2017.
2017 07 SpecialSessionInvestment CEF PeacockQuinteroGinn TribTalk by texaspolicy on Scribd
This November, Texas voters will decide to ratify or reject 14 separate constitutional amendments dealing with taxation, infrastructure, public employee retirement, and more. This guide examines each proposed amendment and offers insight and analysis. Key points – On November 7, 2023, Texans will vote on 14 constitutional amendments covering a wide array of issues. –...
Last week, Central Health, Travis County’s hospital district, presented its Fiscal Year 2024 budget to the Travis County Commissioners Court. Under the proposed budget, the health care district would spend $744 million in total, “an increase from 2023’s $628.5 million.” That’s nearly a 20% increase year-over-year. To support all the new spending, it’s seeking a...
Inside the Austin’s city-run Northbridge homelessness shelter were scenes of squalor—and death. At the urging of Austin City Council member Mackenzie Kelly, the Austin American-Statesman reviewed photos provided by a whistleblower. Those photos showed “housing units strewn with drugs and drug paraphernalia throughout trashed rooms, a gun and employees asleep on the job.” Kelly wants...