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Kentucky shatters its fatal overdose record; fentanyl blamed

A new state report says fatal drug overdoses rose nearly 15% in Kentucky last year

The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2022

Senators announce bipartisan framework for gun legislation in wake of mass shootings

WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of senators on Sunday announced it had reached a framework for enacting modest gun restrictions, such as closing loopholes and increasing background checks for gun purchases by people between 18 and 21, in response to a recent spate of mass shootings that included a massacre…

Los Angeles Times · Jun 12, 2022

What's next for the Senate's bipartisan gun deal

How the bill is ultimately written will be crucial.

Axios · Jun 12, 2022

Rick Scott revises plan for more people to pay income tax after bipartisan criticism

U.S. Sen. Rick Scott on Thursday released a revised version of his plan to “Rescue America,” backing down from his proposal that would require all Americans to pay “some income tax,” an ambiguous statement that suggested imposing new taxes on millions of people currently making too little money or seniors…

Tribune News Service · Jun 9, 2022

Analysis: Rare sense of ‘anxiety and urgency’ drives bipartisan talks on gun safety in Congress

WASHINGTON — It didn’t happen after 13 people were killed at Columbine in 1999, when 26 were gunned down in Newtown in 2012 or when 17 people were murdered at Parkland in 2018.

Los Angeles Times · Jun 9, 2022

Analysis: Rare sense of ‘anxiety and urgency’ drives bipartisan talks on gun safety in Congress

WASHINGTON — It didn’t happen after 13 people were killed at Columbine in 1999, when 26 were gunned down in Newtown in 2012 or when 17 people were murdered at Parkland in 2018.

Los Angeles Times · Jun 9, 2022

Biden's inflation crunch: Too much shopping — even at beach

President Joe Biden could have looked out the window of his limousine on his drive last weekend to his beach home and seen firsthand why he's struggled to contain inflation

The Independent UK · Jun 9, 2022

Michael Hiltzik: The threat to Justice Kavanaugh reveals a path to a gun control deal

As if to demonstrate that they can get off their duffs when circumstances so require, congressional Republicans moved swiftly Wednesday to demand action on a measure to protect U.S. Supreme Court justices from the threat of violence.

Los Angeles Times · Jun 9, 2022

Social Security trustees say the U.S. is rich enough to expand, not shrink, benefits

The army of perennial doomsayers about the financial condition of Social Security had to be a little crestfallen after the release of the program trustees' annual report last week.

Los Angeles Times · Jun 9, 2022

VIEWPOINT 2: It’s time to disclose federal contractors’ political contributions

This month marks the 50th anniversary of the break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters in the Watergate complex that eventually led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon.

Tribune News Service · Jun 9, 2022