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Breaking ground, Twitter labeled two of President Donald Trump’s tweets “potentially misleading.” The tweets falsely claimed that mail-in ballots would lead to voter fraud. Trump accused Twitter of “stifling FREE SPEECH.” (CNN, May 27, 2020, by Brian Fung) Trump also threatened the social media with regulations and shut downs. He said that the tech companies are silencing conservative voices and asserted, “Big Action to follow.” A conservative senator said the social media receives federal subsidies

Will Aviles in Lincoln Journal Star, May 27, 2020, writes that with meatpacking plants remaining open as essential to the nation’s food supply, the owners in Nebraska have acted slowly to provide hazard pay, personal protective equipment and other safety measures. They also refuse to reveal the number of cases in a plant. The CDC reports 5,00 cases of Covid-19 in meatpacking plants across the country, but a nonprofit, Food & Entertainment Reporting Network, estimated

California state legislators are becoming increasingly concerned that Governor Gavin Newsom is assuming too much power as he invoked emergency powers to deal with the pandemic. The legislative Analyst’s Office said in drafting a new budget, he made decisions without involving the legislature. (KCRA 3 Sacramento, May 21, 2020, by Kevin Riggs) A citizen alleges that the Tehama County Board of Supervisors violated the Brown Act, the state’s open meeting law, on a number of

Adam Laxalt of Fox News, May 20, 2020, writes that freedom of information laws are vital during the pandemic in holding public officials accountable. He cites the case of Michigan’s Governor Gretchen Whitmer who used emergency powers to turn down a request for information about a no-bid contract awarded to Democratic political data firm to conduct coronavirus-contact-tracing surveys. In Salt lake City, reporter Jay Evensen, Deseret News, May 19, 2020, complains that the public was

The House Judiciary Committee will not have immediate access to the Mueller grand jury evidence it requested as part of its impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump over a year ago. The U.S. Supreme Court allowed Trump to file an appeal that will delay the process until after the November election. (National Public Radio, May 20, 2020, by Nina Totenberg) Lower courts ruled for the House committee citing federal court decisions allowing the disclosure of