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Part One: Our weekly update from the Lone Star State, with Scott Braddock, editor of the Quorum Report. Topics include: the anonymous NY Times op-ed, Beto v. Cruz, Hispanic voter registration in Texas, Kavanaugh hearings, federal judge blocks Texas fetal burial requirements law, Ken Paxton in court over the ACA, and more.
Part Two: On September 13 the NH legislature will be in session to override the governor’s vetoes. One of the bills that is getting a great deal of attention would continue ratepayer subsidies for biomass plants around the state, as well as a trash burning plant in the state capitol. The bill is being presented as necessary to the economy of the northern part of the state. The pressure is on to override the governor’s veto – but should they?
Mike Ewall, founder and Director of the Energy Justice Network joins us to analyze what’s really in the bill, what the subsidies mean, the real cost for ratepayers, and the reality about pollution caused by these plants. (This will shock you)
