Mayor Brad Hart's response to the situation was way out of line. He's the one with actual power, and he aggressively threatened to wield it against a political foe.
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Mayor Brad Hart's response to the situation was way out of line. He's the one with actual power, and he aggressively threatened to wield it against a political foe.
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Trooper deployment is more of a political stunt than a legitimate public safety mission
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It’s puzzling that the state stopped reporting daily data on new COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths. Instead, the data will be reported weekly.
Federal policymakers should do their jobs and act to secure the Renewable Fuel Standard’s future.
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A study chronicled by The Gazette’s Erin Jordan this week found that people headed out to Iowa and Minnesota lakes are willing to travel farther for clean water.
National Democrats need to settle this sooner than later. If leaders decide to shuffle the calendar to put a primary in a more diverse state first, so be it
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The COVID-19 pandemic is far more costly than a vaccine lottery would be
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