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http://www.visionfw.com/politics deciphering the mumbo jumbo one legislator at a time Fri, 17 Apr 2009 20:48:04 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The opinions expressed below are not an endorsement by Vision FW or the Fort Worth Chamber. Whether it was getting your taxes prepared and mailed or attending a Tea Party, everyone had taxes on the brain this week. Do you think the Tea Parties made their point? What are your thoughts? Original ... http://www.visionfw.com/politics/2009/04/17/death-and-taxes/ The White House announced they plan to have an eco-friendly Easter egg hunt with green eggs (but no ham) and all. 2009 egg uses 31%  less paperboard than the 2008 designs, eliminates the need for the paper shred/filler, features an egg-shaped dye cut instead of a cellophane window and uses renewable, ... http://www.visionfw.com/politics/2009/04/09/turning-green/ So, happy with the checkpoints I wrote about last time? Not invasive enough? Try no cell phones in cars. There are a myriad of bills out there that try to enforce penalties associated with talking/texting and driving. Everything from ticketing you for the act, to ticketing you only if you ... http://www.visionfw.com/politics/2009/04/09/hang-it-up/ So interestingly enough, the Political Sense readers that responded to last week's poll (all 3 of them) graded President Obama's recent news conference a D. Original post: POLL: President’s Report Card Do you agree with this grade? http://www.visionfw.com/politics/2009/04/02/results-presidents-report-card/ The Senate passed a measure today that would allow the 15 largest counties in the state to start setting up road blocks to try and deter drunk drivers. SB298 by John Carona from Dallas would allow for well-publicized DWI checkpoints in the state for a four hour period stopping every ... http://www.visionfw.com/politics/2009/04/02/a-slight-block-in-the-road/ I'm sure many of you watched the President's news conference on Tuesday night. If you watched it, how would you grade Obama on the conference overall? Click here to submit your grade If you didn't watch it, here are some links to check out: White House blog with full-length video by whitehouse.gov Full text of ... http://www.visionfw.com/politics/2009/03/25/presidents-report-card/ The Star-Telegram included a story about beer legislation in their business section on Monday. A video of Rahr is included. Read original "Last Call" post Read Star-Telegram story http://www.visionfw.com/politics/2009/03/25/interested/ It used to be that you only had to lobby legislators to get things done at the state and federal levels of government (with a little interim work at the agencies for rulemaking). Not so anymore. Watch the way the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA) will shift lobbying practices ... http://www.visionfw.com/politics/2009/03/25/the_shifting_lobby/ The results are in and the top 3 issues Political Sense readers are interested in are: 1. Economic Development 2. Local (Fort Worth and Tarrant) 3. Job Creation Multiple responses were permitted. The results aren't too surprising considering the current economic times. What do you think about these results? If you responded to ... http://www.visionfw.com/politics/2009/03/25/results-top-legislative-issues/ Getting a little confused with all the stimulus package talk? We're here to help. HowCast.com has published a simple video to explain. (click here for the transcript) What do you think about it? http://www.visionfw.com/politics/2009/03/19/scratching_your_head/