Roe v. Wade, the 1973 landmark Supreme Court ruling that recognized a woman’s right to abortion was overturned by the Supreme Court on Friday. The 5-4 vote to overturn Roe v. Wade has political consultants rethinking the strategies for their candidates in the November elections. Chief Justice John Roberts concurred only with the Mississippi case […]
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Exclusive El Paso Tax Tool And UMC Certificates Of Obligations
As we originally reported, the University Medical Center of El Paso (UMC) is asking county commissioners for the authorization to issue $345 million in certificates of obligations. Certificates of obligation, or COs as they are commonly referred to are taxpayer-funded bonds that government entities, like UMC, issue to fund growth and operations. The COs, unlike […]
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UMC And The Issue of Transparency
By now most readers are aware of the pending $345 million of non-voter approved bonds that the University Medical Center of El Paso (UMC) asked for last week at county commissioners court. As David Gonzalez of KVIA reported on June 15, 2022 the issue is not just about the amount of taxpayer funds, but on […]
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Another Political Consulting Firm Formed In El Paso – Vince Perez Is A Partner
Over several weeks there have been persistent rumors that several individuals, including a former elected official had formed a political consulting firm in El Paso. It was assumed that it was Politico Campaigns that was the company that was being organized. As we reported previously, Eddie Holguin, Lily Limón and I formed Politico Campaigns last […]
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Poll: Beto O’Rourke Narrows Gap On Abbott
According to a June 15, 2022, Quinnipiac Poll, El Pasoan Beto O’Rourke has closed the lead on Greg Abbott in the race for the Texas governorship. The poll shows O’Rourke at 43% to Abbott’s 48%. The Quinnipiac poll polled Texas registered voters. According to Quinnipiac, its December 2021 polled showed O’Rourke at 37% to Abbott’s […]
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Breaking News: UMC $400 Million Intent To Notice Taxpayers Postponed
The University Medical Center of El Paso’s request to have the county commissioners post their legally required notification to issue $400 million in non-voter approved certificates of obligation bonds was postponed by the county commissioners until June 27, 2022. As we first reported, UMC held a Board of Managers meeting last Tuesday to ask the […]
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Exclusive: Recording of UMC Board of Managers $400 Million Vote
As we reported this morning, El Paso County Commissioners are set to vote on the required notification to allow the University Medical Center of El Paso (UMC) to issue $400 million in certificates of obligation. We sent emails to county commissioners Iliana Holguin, Carlos Leon, David Stout and Carl Robinson, and county judge Ricardo Samaniego […]
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El Paso University Medical Center To Issue $400 Million In Public Debt: Veronica Carbajal Votes Yes
This article was updated on June 16, 2022 at 16:41E to add UMC Board of Managers Agenda. See below. On Tuesday, the University Medical Center of the El Paso Board of Managers held a board meeting. Among the items for discussion were the issuance of certificates of obligation. Texas law gives public entities two options […]
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Editorial News: New Political Consulting Firm Formed in El Paso
As readers may have noted we have made significant changes to our publication over the last couple of days. The El Paso Politics, the El Paso News and Border Politics are now one publication – the El Paso News. Over twenty years of covering El Paso is now archived under the El Paso News. El […]
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ProPublica: This Land Was Promised for Housing. Instead It’s Going to a Pro Soccer Team Owned by a Billionaire.
by Mick Dumke, ProPublica; Video by Nick Blumberg, WTTW/Chicago PBS ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. When thousands of families were forced to move out of the ABLA Homes public housing complex two decades ago, Chicago and federal […]