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LZ Granderson: Bass is right to add cops in LA, but quality matters more than quantity

Mayor Karen Bass' push to increase the number of police officers on the streets of L.A. may be viewed by some as a betrayal of progressive ideology, but the reality is people are afraid — and justifiably so.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 20, 2023

Commentary: Biden’s stall tactics won’t fix the federal government’s finances or bring down inflation

If you listen to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen or President Joe Biden, it sounds like the country will implode if Congress fails to raise the debt ceiling in a couple months. But Biden’s words don't match his actions.

Tribune News Service · Apr 20, 2023

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The Independent UK · Apr 20, 2023

McCarthy touts measure that would 'responsibly raise' debt limit, looks to a vote next week

WASHINGTON — House Republicans unveiled legislation Wednesday to pair their favored spending cuts and energy and regulatory policies with a debt limit increase lasting through early next year.

Tribune News Service · Apr 20, 2023

Missouri secretary of state predicts transgender restrictions won't stand

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — At least one top Missouri Republican isn't defending Attorney General Andrew Bailey's rules on transgender medical care, which advocates say would make Missouri the first state to restrict treatments for adults.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Apr 20, 2023

Michigan senators spar over unenforced penalty for unmarried couples living together

LANSING, Mich. — The state Senate on Wednesday approved a bill with nine Republicans in opposition that would remove from Michigan law an unenforced provision that makes it a misdemeanor for an unmarried man and woman to live together.

Tribune News Service · Apr 20, 2023

‘King of Asphalt’ Bud Shuster, former Pa. congressman, dies at 91

Former Rep. Bud Shuster of Pennsylvania, a congressional power broker whose mastery of earmarked spending and highway projects in the 1990s earned him the sobriquet “King of Asphalt,” died Wednesday at age 91.

Tribune News Service · Apr 20, 2023

Minnesota Gov. Walz draws sharp contrasts with red states

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is drawing stark contrasts between his state and Republican-led states

The Independent UK · Apr 20, 2023

As votes near, 4 ways Minnesota's marijuana legalization bill has changed

Minnesota could legalize recreational marijuana in the next month.

Tribune News Service · Apr 20, 2023

DeSantis-backed bill restricting non-resident Chinese land buys called ‘discriminatory’

A priority bill of Gov. Ron DeSantis was called discriminatory by dozens of Chinese Americans on Wednesday, with some drawing comparisons to a Nazi-era law requiring Jews to register their property with the state.

Miami Herald · Apr 20, 2023