Sunshine Creates More Government Transparency

Any Reading Of The Constitution Gives The Impression That Coverage Of Government Should be Relatively Simple. The Operations Of Government Should be Open And Clear. Whether The Story Is Focused On The Municipal Animal Control Or The Office Of The President, Government Should Operate With Full Transparency. Our Representatives And Their Staff Should Be Interested In Explaining Their Activity To Those Who Fund It. But Any Average American Who Has Questioned The Activity Of Their Local Dog Catcher Or Their State Legislature Or The Federal Government Knows That’s Too Often Not The Case.

Read more

Texas Gov. Blames Electricity Reliability Agency, Others Blame Legislature For Power Outages

Gov. Abbott Blamed Power Failures On The Electric Reliability Council Of Texas (ERCOT), The Non-Profit Corporation Tasked With Overseeing Energy Production For 26 Million Texans, While ERCOT Argues It Is Up To Legislators To Implement Minimal Weatherization Standards As ERCOT Has No Such Authority.

Read more

Despite Oil Industry’s Impact On New Mexico’s Economy, Fracking Ban Advances In State Legislature

If The Bill Passes Both Chambers, It Would Place A Four-Year Moratorium On New Permits For Hydraulic Fracturing To Extract Natural Gas Or Oil, Costing The State Billions Of Dollars In Revenue And Thousands Of Jobs.

Read more

Gov. Abbott Calls On Legislature To Mandate Winterization Of Texas’ Power System

After Widespread Power Failures, Governor Greg Abbott Is Calling On The Texas Legislature To Introduce Legislation And Authorize Funding To Winterize The State’s Power System.

Read more