Michigan legislators worried about maskless GOP lawmakers, lack of gun control at Capitol Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press
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LANSING Michigan’s 101st Legislature met for the first time Wednesday amid a stepped-up presence by Michigan State Police, but some lawmakers said it was hard to say whether they faced a greater danger from the lack of gun control inside the Capitol or the refusal of many lawmakers to wear face masks during the coronavirus pandemic.
“They both are extremely dangerous they both are fatal,” said newly elected state Rep. Shri Thanedar, D-Detroit, who said he joined several other lawmakers in choosing to sit in the public gallery, rather than on the House floor, because his seat is close to several Republican lawmakers who do not mask up.
Bucks County Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick has introduced a bill seeking to censure outgoing Republican President Donald Trump for his role in instigating last week’s riot in the U.S. Capitol.
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Good Wednesday morning, Illinois. We realize that impeaching President Donald Trump today a second time and with Republican support to boot is
yuge but for the chattering classes in Illinois, we know all eyes are on Springfield. For those easing into a chair to watch history unfold on a splitscreen, POLITICO has your guide to the vote in Congress (the U.S. House convenes at 9 a.m. ET).
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PHOENIX, Arizona, Jan 12 2021 (IPS) - The Valley of the Sun is a vast, flat stretch of Sonoran Desert, etched by arroyos and studded with small, jagged peaks. It spans about 50 miles (80 kilometers) west to east and 40 miles (64 kilometers) north to south in south-central Arizona (the state that borders southern California to the east). After cruising through southward on one of the tangle of freeways that vein the expanse, we can leadfoot it another 100 miles (161 kilometers) southeast to Tucson across much the same hardscape, only gradually gaining elevation. The saguaro cacti grow more thickly, but the higher cordilleras maintain a discreet distance most of the way.