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Allison Arwady, City Hall’s calming voice on COVID, hopes to stay on under next mayor

Chicago’s public health commissioner and coronavirus point person says she doesn’t get recognized as much as she used to. But that’s OK with her, especially given the “scary mail at my house” she’d get.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 17, 2023

The "woke" wars are worse than you think

However racist you thought the "woke banks" talking point was, somehow it's even worse

Salon · Mar 17, 2023

Can the surge of Black shopping directories actually help Black businesses?

These entrepreneurs created lists of Black-owned businesses so that consumers can spread the wealth that big business refuses to relinquish

The Guardian - US · Mar 17, 2023

Trump vs. DeSantis: Rivals' very different styles on display

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is a leading Republican presidential prospect who has emerged as a potent force in national politics while avoiding the personal connections, intimate moments and unscripted questions that have long fueled successful White House bids

The Independent UK · Mar 17, 2023

Michigan Democrats are getting their way for the first time in nearly 40 years

For the first time in decades, Democrats run the show in Michigan, passing legislative priorities they've been after for years: repealing a 1931 abortion law, repealing right-to-work and more.

WEKU · Mar 17, 2023

Q&A: New Majority Whip Tom Emmer is here to listen to colleagues, not bully them

WASHINGTON — Warm and cuddly is not the approach you’d expect from a former college hockey star who’s now in a position called “majority whip,” but that’s how the House Republican Conference’s new No. 3, Tom Emmer, describes his job.

Tribune News Service · Mar 17, 2023

Commentary: Reframing judicial elections — not 'who should we elect,' but 'why should we elect them at all?'

The nation is watching Wisconsin as a state Supreme Court race with major implications for democratic outcomes—at both state and national levels—becomes an all-out spending war on behalf of the liberal and conservative candidates. No one expects the record-breaking spending or heated partisan rhetoric to die down until the race…

Tribune News Service · Mar 17, 2023

Editorial: Florida’s surgeon general picks a fight with the CDC, and DeSantis scores political points

The feds took on Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo last week in a highly critical letter responding to the state’s top doctor’s fear-mongering claims about COVID vaccine risks.

Tribune News Service · Mar 17, 2023

Editorial: Ambassador Garcetti breaks the curse on LA mayors’ political ambitions

Congratulations to Eric Garcetti, and not just for becoming the U.S. ambassador to India.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 17, 2023

California will remake San Quentin prison, emphasizing rehab

California Gov. Gavin Newsom plans to transform San Quentin State Prison, a facility in the San Francisco Bay Area known for maintaining the highest number of prisoners on death row in the country

The Independent UK · Mar 17, 2023