Chris Krug

• CEO, Franklin News Foundation • Publisher, The Center Square newswire service

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U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal questioned the competence of Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson during the confusion over the news conference after the July 26 Bite of Seattle triple-fatal shooting, new records The Center Square obtained Thursday show.

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@pdavisjones Spot on.

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Nearly two months after devastating wildfires, Washington is seeking additional federal disaster assistance for victims and communities.

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Lawmakers raised taxes in 2025 and again in 2026, but spending is still outpacing revenue.

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A divided Supreme Court is letting the federal government use a Homeland Security database to check voter eligibility before November.

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I want to bring a few disparate threads together. To start with, Gloria Steinem's passing—the women's liberation figurehead—definitely changed American society, with so many more women earning college degrees and so many more women in the workforce. In fact, in my research, I found that so much of the women's liberation thesis is connected to wages, labor market efficiency, and economic growth.

Maybe there was a time when we needed a Gloria Steinem to advance gender equality, but I wonder if that version of social change is what we need today. I know that neither JD Vance nor Marco Rubio think it is, because they've just announced a sea change in how we would allocate childhood development funds. Specifically, they are considering a rule change that would enable two-parent households where one parent works to qualify for federal childhood development subsidies. Before, to qualify, both parents had to either be working or training to work.

And it made me think about work. What is work? What kind of work do we value? Do we value a woman's work when it's in the home, or only when it's for a business? Why is that? Is that good for America? Because we know that as both parents work, the food environment in the home degrades. And whether it's the woman or the man who works—when one of them stays home and does meals—far fewer ultra-processed foods are consumed. Kids' mental health outcomes tend to go up, there are fewer diseases, and all sorts of benefits. So, in this video, we're going to address how these concepts merge. #women #news #parents #trump #family

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Mitch McConnell's wife, Elaine Chao, traveled to China three days after her husband apparently suffered a cardiac event, which has left him hospitalized for more than two weeks. Officially, Elaine Chao holds no position within the US government. Yet, the Chinese Vice President, a very high-ranking official within the Chinese Communist Party, is meeting with her to discuss US-China relations.

In their reporting of the meeting, the People's Daily described Ms. Chao as the former US Transportation Secretary, not Mitch McConnell's wife. Mitch McConnell sits on the Senate Appropriations Committee and chairs the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee. In plain English, that means Mitch McConnell is officially the chairperson in the Senate of everything related to US arms, supply chains, and defense technologies. By virtue of his position, he has access to all sorts of classified information.

Mitch McConnell and his office aren't releasing anything about his condition. He hasn't voted on the Senate floor in weeks. According to my research, he's been having pretty serious health problems since at least 2019. But to me, the real story here is his wife and these meetings with the Chinese government. It seems to me like she is very likely forming some type of back-channel diplomatic connection between Mitch McConnell and the Chinese government. Is that something that we Americans should tolerate? Shouldn't we demand to know when people whom we haven't elected are conducting sensitive foreign business with foreign powers, or is this just the way that it works?

Shout out to @Cheering4Change / Desirée Townsend for her great reporting on this.

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Los medios en crisis: ¿cómo recuperar la confianza perdida? | Chris Krug

@GarciaLauraJen conversa con @ChrisKrug , CEO de The Center Square Newswire Service, una organización que está transformando el periodismo en Estados Unidos al devolverle su esencia: la búsqueda de la verdad y la transparencia hacia los contribuyentes.

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On behalf of everyone at @thecentersquare, we're fired up to collaborate with @johnstoll1977 and the News team @X.

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.@thecentersquare is a viable alternative to the @AP. Looking forward to working in partnership with @ChrisKrug and his team as they grow their footprint, and boost influence on 𝕏

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Two Seattle Schools Levies to Be Voted on Amid Some Unfavorable Survey Results - Podcast

(The Center Square) – The fate of two levies from Seattle Public Schools will be determined on Tuesday by Seattle voters, amid recent survey results showing that parents of former students were dissatisfied with the quality of the education their children received.

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WATCH: ‘Is that a fire alarm?’ amid Chicago budget vote after public comments heat up

Amid votes during Chicago's City Council meeting Wednesday morning, a fire alarm sounded. This followed public comments that were heating up about a proposed budget with more than $230 million in tax increases.

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Bragg faces calls to resign after Penny not-guilty verdict

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WATCH: Illinois physicians group testifies that there is not enough evidence to call psychedelics ‘safe’

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Watch: Chicago residents blast mayor’s stance on migrants, more city spending

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President Joe Biden is heading to Saudia Arabia to pursue more foreign oil despite an invite from U.S. producers to visit domestic operations. https://t.co/1b3Cxl7gBh

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@ACGatorbaseball Let’s go, Gators!

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@cpriester @QuinnPriester Let’s go, Bucs!

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says he will ask state lawmakers to cut gas and fuel taxes by $1 billion when the legislature convenes in January. https://t.co/38RUmM2sv5

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