Five Things We’re Reading

Liz Gullett

Oct 09, 2018

Below are some of the articles that the MLC lobby team has been reading this past week. We hope you find them as interesting and useful as we do.

Drunk Birds Are Causing Havoc in a Minnesota Town. Police Say They’ll Sober Up Soon. – Getting the country beyond the question of Brett Kavanaugh’s youthful drinking habits, we move to this story on youthful drinking in a Minnesota town.

‘Forever Chemicals’ Seep Into Michigan’s Water (and House Races) – The rising awareness of the harmful effects of PFAS is causing this to become a key issue in the midterm elections.

EU Lawmakers Call for Global Ban on ‘Killer Robots’ – Lawmakers are taking a step to protect against the use of artificial intelligence in weapons.

More Americans Telecommute Than Take Public Transportation to Work – The number of people who work from home continues to rise, what’s driving the increase?

These State-Level Elections Could Change the Balance of Power in Congress for a Decade – Following the 2020 census, states will undertake redrawing of congressional and state districts. In most states, the authority rests with the state legislature and governor, giving them a lot of power in shaping party control for the next ten years.

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