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TL/DR - The Water Street Redevelopment Area in Ypsilanti, Michigan, a 38-acre site near the historic downtown, has been a source of both hope and disappointment for decades. The land, which was developed for industrial purposes and then abandoned due to pollution, was purchased by the city between 1999 and 2003, but contaminants have kept…

TL/DR - US Representative Henry Cuellar and his wife, Imelda, have been indicted by the Justice Department on charges of bribery and money laundering related to their connections with a Mexican bank and an Azerbaijani oil and gas company. The Cuellars are accused of accepting approximately $600,000 in bribes in return for the congressman…

TL/DR - Republican members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee are proposing an amendment to require U.S. foreign aid to bear the American flag. The amendment aims to revive a Trump-era policy in which the flag is used to "appropriately identify" overseas programs administered by USAID. The amendment would not apply if images representing the…

TL/DR - State Senator Jim Smallwood criticized HB24-1075, a bill that would push Colorado further towards a state-controlled health care system. According to Smallwood, such a system was previously rejected by Colorado voters and it would potentially double the state's budget and cost residents nearly $65 billion annually. Smallwood also…