On this week's episode, our Newsmakers TV all-star panel breaks down the latest scary developments in the fight against offshore oil and assesses the state of play for the 2026 local campaign season.
The Trump admin seizing jurisdiction over the Sable pipeline is such a classic federal preemption move, dunno how local control advocates can counter that without litigation dragging for years. Nick Welsh's decade-long coverage of Refugio must make him the institutional memory for this whole saga. Interesting how the mayor's race shifted from a potential threeway to four candidates, feels like it dilutes the anti-incumbent vote and actually helps Rowse consolidate his base.
The Trump admin seizing jurisdiction over the Sable pipeline is such a classic federal preemption move, dunno how local control advocates can counter that without litigation dragging for years. Nick Welsh's decade-long coverage of Refugio must make him the institutional memory for this whole saga. Interesting how the mayor's race shifted from a potential threeway to four candidates, feels like it dilutes the anti-incumbent vote and actually helps Rowse consolidate his base.