Inflation and Recession Not the Same

"...Dear Editor, Inflation and recession are not equally mutable. Inflation has several..."

Feb. 4, 2005 Postmarks

Government Lying About Inflation

"...Dear sirs, The government is lying about inflation. They don't want to give raises to the people..."

July 25, 2008 Postmarks

Top 10 Austin Food News Stories of 2022

Restaurant closures, inflation woes, and cannabis wins

"...seriously undermine our quality of life.  – Melanie Haupt Inflation Bites Us All..."

Dec. 16, 2022 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

Forget Paris

"...three.) What's wrong with being a great host? Crystal's self-inflation factor is exactly what is wrong with Forget Paris:..."

May 19, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Finance Fireworks Flare For Leffingwell, McCracken (Updated)

Leffingwell says McCracken grossly exceeds out-of-town contributions; McCracken's crew shoots back

"...out-of-town limit to $30,000, and indexed future raises for inflation. More recently, after the 2008 municipal elections, council made..."

May 3, 2009 News Post by Wells Dunbar

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"...Elaine BlodgettInflation and Recession Not the Same..."

Feb. 11, 2005 Column

Letters at 3AM

All the economic numbers point one way: Hard times are about to get harder

"...2000] ... comes from the government payroll. Adjusted for inflation, private industry is paying almost exactly the same as..."

Sept. 17, 2004 Column by Michael Ventura

Austin @ Large: Balancing the Books

The big hole we need libraries to fill

"...either 4.5% a year or the combined rate of inflation and population growth, whichever is less. (Presumably, that should..."

Oct. 22, 2004 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

The Education Session

The Lege takes another run at patching school finance

"...to cover the increase in student enrollment or even inflation, schools were really $5.4 billion in the hole. In..."

May 1, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Wasted Energy

Why the 11th-hour 'action' against AE's generation plan?

"...not – such as, notably, energy transmission riders and inflation, wholly unrelated to the generation mix. "If Carole has..."

April 16, 2010 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Letters at 3AM

What does this so-called "boom" mean to most Americans?

"...making less an hour, when figures are adjusted for inflation: "The men in that group are actually doing a..."

Oct. 29, 1999 Column by Michael Ventura

Texas Lege Preview: Saving Public Education

Vouchers and school funding and never the twain shall meet

"...lawmakers to mandate that it be automatically adjusted for inflation every two years, something that somehow has never been..."

Jan. 10, 2025 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Austin Schools Need More Money, Like Yesterday

AISD wants to increase school funding in the upcoming session

"...last raised the basic allotment in 2019. Since then, inflation has shot up 22% – a dollar today buys..."

Dec. 13, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Leffingwell Files Complaint Against McCracken

Files in municipal court; alleges 49 violations in McCracken's out-of-town contributions

"...$30,000 per general election, and adjusts the amount for inflation. The current cap is $33,000...."

May 4, 2009 News Post by Wells Dunbar

What I Want to do With My Life

Mike Krusee on New Urbanism, Smart Growth, toll roads, and why Bobby Kennedy is his hero

"...now, that we didn't foresee at the time, is inflation, for road building. People think of inflation as two..."

Dec. 7, 2007 News Column by Michael King

Hope on Minimum-Wage Horizon

Serious state and federal efforts under way to pass legislation that would raise minimum wage, stuck more than nine years at a pathetic $5.15 an hour

"...include a provision for adjusting the minimum wage for inflation to prevent its value from eroding. The minimum wage..."

Feb. 2, 2007 News Feature by Cheryl Smith

Boom and Gloom

Austin's Budget Struggles to Keep Up

"...the sacrosanct confines of "public safety." (All adjusted for inflation, of course; a 3% annual increase in the tax..."

Aug. 22, 1997 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Public School Supporters Will Rally for More Funding

Save Texas Schools rally to bring advocates from across the state

"...school funding since 2019. In the ensuing six years, inflation has significantly lowered the buying power of the money..."

Feb. 17, 2025 News Post by Brant Bingamon

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Inflation Nation: The AP turned an eye to inflation this..."

March 1, 2024 News Feature

Opinion: Teachers Can No Longer Afford to Live in Texas

Senate Bill 9 is an insult to teachers

"...doing right by educators in Texas. Personally, the historic inflation rates of the last two years have turned my..."

May 19, 2023 Column by Cary Beshel

City Hamstrung as Renters Face Crippling Costs

Ever-rising rent

"...the exorbitant cost of housing as well as high inflation in general, including a significant minimum wage hike for..."

Aug. 26, 2022 News Feature by Abe Asher

The Hightower Report

The Wonderland of Rudy, Mitt, and Fred; and Subsidizing Disaster

"...in their bubble, there's a golden economy of low inflation, high employment, free trade, Wall Street wealth, and endless..."

Nov. 2, 2007 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Hightower Report

Rebuild the Middle Class; and Life in Iraq

"...told that polls show Americans are now worried about inflation, a clueless George W. said, "They cite inflation?" You..."

Aug. 31, 2007 News Column by Jim Hightower

Minimum-Wage Delays

Republican pork tax breaks are holding up the much ballyhooed minimum-wage raises Democrats promised

"...include a provision for adjusting the minimum wage for inflation to prevent its value from eroding. (For more on..."

March 9, 2007 News Feature by Cheryl Smith

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"...of Travis County has increased by approximately 3.5% and inflation has escalated 3% annually. When you compare these numbers..."

Sept. 4, 1998 Column

Public School Rally Moves Indoors Due to Cold Snap

Save Texas Schools rally brings advocates from across the state to Austin

"...funding since 2019, and in the ensuing six years inflation has significantly lowered the buying power of the money..."

Feb. 21, 2025 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

One of Them Days

Keke Palmer and SZA star in a likable throwback comedy

"...10pm to get him $5,000, which shows how bad inflation has got. Yet Lolo’s their second ticking clock of..."

Jan. 17, 2025 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

How Texas’ School Funding Scheme Contributed to Austin ISD’s Massive Budget Shortfall

Recapture is just one puzzle piece

"...said the basic allotment needs to be adjusted for inflation. “And it needs to be set at a realistic..."

May 24, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Project Connect’s Paxton Problem

As new cost estimate and timeline are revealed, the project faces potential delays from the A.G. and a lawsuit

"...all thanks to climbing costs from design changes and inflation. This stretch of rail is now estimated to cost..."

April 5, 2024 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Austin Gets Federal Funding to Cover I-35 With Public-Access Land

Council set to consider another loan this week

"...Neighborhood Access and Equity Grant Program, funded by the Inflation Reduction Act, will be used to construct a 5.3-acre..."

March 22, 2024 News Feature by Lina Fisher

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