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Forged signatures on an election petition were intended to benefit MAGA Republican Dasha Pruett in the #PA01 primary. The local @BucksGOP & @BucksDA have remained mum. My interview w/ @cmychalejko, Editor In Chief at @BucksCoBeacon. #ElectionIntegrity 1/
The story has yet to be picked up by the 2 big daily news outlets, @Intelligencer & @CourierTimes, which have much broader circulation than @BucksCoBeacon & @levittownnow, which covered it. PA needs these larger outlets to report on this to create momentum 4 an investigation. 2/
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I’m back for day 32 of the #opioidtrial in Charleston, W.va. Yesterday a forensic economist testified Tuesday that a 15-year plan to abate the opioid crisis in Cabell County and the city of Huntington would cost $2.54 billion.
herald-dispatch.com/news/opioid-ab…
First up today is @HuntingtonMayor, who just arrived a few minutes ago with @WebbLawCentre.
Williams has taken the stand. Asking questions is Anne McGinness Kearse, of Motley Rice LLC .
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My story (with an assist from the great @pg_sierrahenry) on Illinois Democrats' proposed legislative remap 👇
After a year where many couples saw their celebrations fizzle, there's a new problem: a logjam of marriages put on hold, ready for weddings. @kwatznauer with the report:
pantagraph.com/lifestyles/peo…
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DeSantis wants to change how Florida verifies mail ballots by making it law for your ballot sig to match the most recent one on file.

But would he pass that test? I spent ... a while ... with DeSantis' signatures for this @scontorno report: tampabay.com/news/florida-p…
“It’s really silly you would want to limit the signature to compare,” a UF political scientist said. DeSantis’ “own signatures show the reason for that.”

Read @scontorno to understand why: tampabay.com/news/florida-p…
but we need the audience to #supportlocaljournalism dot jpg: tampabay.com/donate
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My latest: Why does San Francisco have a profession called “permit expeditor”? Why has the Department of Building Inspection been caught up in City Hall’s corruption scandal? Why does it take so freaking long to get a building permit? Read on for answers! sfchronicle.com/bayarea/heathe…
After diving into the incredibly complex, tangled, confusing San Francisco Department of Building Inspection, I told my editor I needed a column expeditor to help me write this. 🤪
Remember my column on Jason Yu who wants to open an ice cream shop in the Mission but has been thwarted by the city again and again? I checked back in. Does he have his permit from DBI now? Nope. sfchronicle.com/bayarea/heathe…
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Man steals pro-Biden yard sign, then goes around town stealing copies of local newspaper containing story on his theft of the pro-Biden yard sign.
Local newspaper then publishes new story, on theft of the story on the theft. dickinsoncountynews.com/story/2839758.…
Not the first time someone has stolen print copies of a local newspaper to suppress a story they disliked.
tampabay.com/florida-politi…
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For the first time in my professional career, I’ve been furloughed along with most of the amazing Military Times staff. This is the direct result of the #CoronavirusPandemic

I will be away from @NavyTimes until at least April 6, maybe longer. It starts at COB today.
I am stunned and my hands are shaking as I write this. I am a journalist and to be told I cannot work at my job during this historic time is extremely frustrating.

We are storytellers who help write the first draft of history. Right now, the stories are coming from every angle.
Earlier today I’d been working to create a spreadsheet to track Navy-related #covid19 cases.

I am crushed and know I am not alone. There are a lot of people out there who have already gotten similar news or who will get it in coming days and weeks.
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Well, it's been a busy day over here at MWEG. We are glad our message has resonated with so many people! Thank you, especially, to @sltrib for reporting our story first! #supportlocaljournalism sltrib.com/news/politics/…
If you haven't had a chance to read our much lengthier open letter released this evening, check it out here. medium.com/on-common-grou…
And to all of our new followers, stay tuned... we have a lot of exciting plans to continue increasing civic engagement in our communities.

Which reminds us...did you register to #vote today?
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