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Political Roundup: Paying For The Economic Stimulus Measures

We break down the week’s biggest political stories with an eye for how they might affect Houston and Texas.

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In our weekly political roundup, we discuss how we might pay for the economic stimulus measures in response to the coronavirus pandemic. And we discuss Wisconsin holding its Presidential primary amid the crisis and shakeups at the White House press office among other stories.

In the audio above, Houston Matters host Craig Cohen discusses those stories and other developments in national, state, and local politics in our with the help of:

  • Renée Cross from the Hobby School of Public Affairs at UH
  • Mark Jones of Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy
Michael Hagerty

Michael Hagerty

Senior Producer, Houston Matters

Michael Hagerty is the senior producer for Houston Matters. He's spent more than 20 years in public radio and television and dabbled in minor league baseball, spending four seasons as the public address announcer for the Reno Aces, the Triple-A affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks.

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