Texas Republican lawmakers may 'financially handcuff' cities that don’t play by their rules

John Robson: One of Ottawa’s Most Pressing Tasks Is to Make the Bloated Public Service More Efficient

Commentary Now what? The dust-up has settled, the votes are in, democracy and decency have triumphed, or disaster has struck. But either way, it’s time to put politics aside and start governing. Which is hard. I mean in both senses. It’s hard for politicians to turn to governing because, famously, they’re in a very strange profession where the qualifications for getting the job are totally different from the qualifications for doing it. So there…

House budget chief warns: No ‘Golden Age’ without reducing debt, bureaucracy

by WorldTribune Staff, May 5, 2025 Real World News Lawmakers must have the “political courage” to reduce the ever-growing U.S. national debt and bloated federal bureaucracy, the chairman of the House Budget Committee said. “The question is, will we have the political courage to execute on that and right-size the bloated bureaucracy, as was reflected […]

Texas Republican lawmakers may ‘financially handcuff’ cities that don’t play by their rules

Texas Republican lawmakers have spent several years eroding local control, especially in the state’s largest Democratic-controlled cities like Austin. Credit: Sophie Park/The Texas Tribune By Joshua Fechter, The Texas Tribune DALLAS Two years after Texas lawmakers enacted a sweeping law aimed at sapping authority from the state’s urban areas, GOP legislators once more have advanced bills intended to stop local governments from adopting progressi…

Texas Republican Calls On Lawmakers To Shrink ‘Bloated Bureaucracy,’ Skyrocketing National Debt

Republican Texas Rep. Jodey Arrington said Sunday that lawmakers need to tackle the growing U.S. national debt and reduce the size of the federal bureaucracy. Arrington, who chairs the House Budget Committee, said during an appearance on “Fox News Sunday” that lawmakers need to have the “political courage” to “right-size the bloated bureaucracy.” He added that House […] Texas Republican Calls On Lawmakers To Shrink ‘Bloated Bureaucracy,’ Skyrock…

House Budget Chief Calls On Lawmakers To Shrink ‘Bloated Bureaucracy,’ Skyrocketing National Debt

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Texas Republican lawmakers may 'financially handcuff' cities that don’t play by their rules

Republican state legislators once more have advanced bills intended to stop local governments from adopting progressive policies.