Kari Lake Willing to Debate Gallego, Rejects GOP’s Lamb

TL/DR - U.S. Senate candidate Kari Lake has challenged her likely Democratic opponent, Ruben Gallego, to a debate on the future of abortion rights in Arizona, a move that Gallego quickly rejected. The debate challenge followed the signing into law of a bill to repeal Arizona's near-total ban on abortions dating back to 1864, a law that Lake…

Imminent Start for Ypsilanti Water Street Excavation Project

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…

Texas Rep. Cuellar, Wife Indicted for Bribery, Foreign Influence

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…