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“Cigarette butts are not the butts our 18 million visitors want to see.”

Jan. 3, 2023

Miami Beach, Fla., City Commissioner Alex Fernandez, regarding the city’s decision to implement a smoking ban at all municipal parks and public beaches. A person can be fined $100 and spend up to 60 days in jail for a first-time violation under the new measure. (Associated Press — Dec. 30, 2022)

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“When you want to get rid of structural racism in public transportation, you have to make structural change.”

Samuel Jordan, president of the Baltimore Transit Equity Coalition, regarding a train linking east and west Baltimore called the Red Line and transit advocates’ hopes that Maryland’s new administration will make progress on the revived project and help assure local jurisdictions aren’t shut out of future planning decisions. (Governing — Dec. 23, 2022)

Jan. 2, 2023
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"I did not believe it for one second.”

Fox News star Sean Hannity, testifying under oath that he never believed the lie that Trump was cheated of victory in the 2020 election. Colorado-based Dominion Voting Systems was accused by Trump, his campaign lawyers and surrogates, of stealing the election win from him, and Fox News shows, hosts, stars and guests all amplified the false claims. (NPR — Dec. 22, 2022)

Dec. 22, 2022
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“However, our review found that under the prior administration, the program was dormant.”

U.S. House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Rep. Richard Neal, regarding the findings that the IRS failed to audit former President Donald Trump during the first two years of his presidency. The report found that only one audit was started while Trump was in the White House but no audits were completed. (NPR — Dec. 20, 2022)

Dec. 21, 2022
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"It's not apocalyptic. But when forests change in a dramatic way, it's noteworthy."

Danny DePinte, a tree health specialist, regarding the large number of dead fir trees in Oregon’s woodlands. Preliminary numbers indicate that 1.1 million acres of fir trees showed some signs of dying, almost double the previous all-time high for the state. (NPR — Dec. 20, 2022)

Dec. 20, 2022