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Spotlight on Maryland’s @TessaBentulan talked with @NationalPressHQ host @LyndsayMKeith about fare evasion in Maryland.

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For Baltimore bus drivers, death threats and fear of assault are a daily occurrence. One driver told @tessabentulan he prays the same words before every shift: “Please God, bring me home.”

@tessabentulan of @foxbaltimore tells @lyndsaymkeith the dangers drivers are facing on the job.

Watch the full story: https://t.co/hycX2zCqVD

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Could professional sports be collateral damage in Washington’s new millionaire tax—making it harder for Seattle teams to attract top talent?

Opponents say yes. Supporters point to championship-winning teams in high-tax states like California and Massachusetts.

@ChrisDaniels_TV of @komonews on the fight over the state’s first income tax in 93 years.

Watch the full episode: https://t.co/hycX2zCqVD

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Maryland’s transit agency has issued 141 ban notices since last October, nearly half of them to juveniles. But MTA employees told @TessaBentulan of @FoxBaltimore they don’t know the names or faces of anyone who’s banned.

One 18-year-old allegedly banned for assault jumped a turnstile on camera with an MTA employee just feet away.

Watch: https://t.co/hycX2zCqVD

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Open subway gates. Open back doors on buses. And a policy from Maryland’s transit agency that tells employees to state the $2 fare but not enforce it. Riders who don’t want to pay don’t have to, and no one stops them unless police are there.

@TessaBentulan of @FOXBaltimore tells @LyndsayMKeith why fare evasion has become so common in Baltimore.

Watch: https://t.co/hycX2zCqVD

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The fare for a Baltimore bus or subway ride is $2, yet riders watch others walk right past the fare box every day. Subway gates sit open for hours, and bus drivers say they’ve been told not to enforce fares.

@tessabentulan of @foxbaltimore spent months investigating why so many riders don’t pay. She joins @lyndsaymkeith to explain what she found.

Watch the full episode: https://t.co/hycX2zCqVD

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Education is one of the biggest issues for Texas voters, and it’s barely part of the national conversation.

@andrewlamparski of @cbsaustin breaks down what’s at stake with early voting underway.

Watch the full episode: https://t.co/7LIGhjqRoj

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Washington voters are about to decide whether to repeal a new tax on income over $1 million. The state hasn’t had an income tax since 1933, and a couple of banks are already moving their corporate offices out of state as a result.

@ChrisDaniels_TV of @komonews tells @LyndsayMKeith why people outside Washington should be paying attention.

Watch: https://t.co/hycX2zCqVD

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A 56-year-old green card holder died at an immigration processing center in Laredo, Texas.

ICE says the cause of death is still unknown. His family says he had diabetes and a heart condition and that staff wouldn’t give him his medication.

He’s the seventh person to die in ICE detention in Texas this year. @LyndsayMKeith has the story.

Watch: https://t.co/hycX2zCqVD

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Ten of 12 Georgia swing voters who backed Trump in 2024 now say they regret their vote, citing frustration over:

-The war in Iran
-Affordability
-ICE overreach
-Corruption

Rich Thau of Engagious, who ran the focus group, says the discontent goes beyond Trump.

“Until we get some economic stability in this country, you're going to see this constant back and forth, with swing voters being displeased with the last people they voted into office, irrespective of party.”

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Between Ken Paxton’s recent controversies and a growing frustration with the status quo, Texas Democrats see a rare opportunity to flip a Senate seat.

“When I'm out covering rallies for James Talarico, you hear from people that they think this time is different,” says @cbsaustin’s @AndrewLamparski.

Watch the full story: https://t.co/cua1AQQ76O

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Early voting is underway in Texas, and A.I. data centers are a central issue in the governor’s race.

Greg Abbott once championed them. Now he’s pushing back, while still collecting millions from the industry.

Read more about local stories with national impact at https://t.co/rAIDmvGdrL.

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Austin ISD has closed or is closing 10 schools, affecting 3,800 students. Parents say they’re losing control of their kids’ education, and they don’t know if the next school will still be open next year.

@andrewlamparski of @cbsaustin tells @lyndsaymkeith why education is shaping Texas’s races for governor and Senate.

Watch the full episode: https://t.co/cua1AQQ76O

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Elon Musk has poured $158 million into a fund backing Ken Paxton, but the Texas Senate race against James Talarico remains tight.

CBS Austin’s @AndrewlamParski explains: “The majority of Texans…say that they are unhappy with the direction of both the country and Texas. I think that there's a resistance to the status quo—and that seat has been held by a Republican for over 30 years here in Texas.”

Watch the full story from @cbsaustin: https://t.co/cua1AQQ76O

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Ten of 12 Georgia swing voters—all of whom voted for Trump in 2024—say they plan to vote for Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff.

Rich Thau of Engagious tells @LyndsayMKeith: “They think he represents them well, that he has their interests at heart, that he's working on issues that matter to them…that he represents Georgia and their values.”

Watch the full story: https://t.co/cua1AQQ76O

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Michelle voted for Trump for the first time in 2024. Now she says he hasn’t done what he promised, and that her support has turned to embarrassment.

Rich Thau of Engagious tells @lyndsaymkeith why Georgia’s Biden-to-Trump voters feel they “didn’t get what they purchased.”

Watch the full episode: https://t.co/cua1AQQ76O

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Rich Thau of Engagious spoke with Georgia swing voters who helped elect Trump in 2024. Nearly all now regret their vote.

“He didn't do the things they wanted,” Thau says.

Watch the full story: https://t.co/7LIGhjqRoj

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Seven of 12 Georgia swing voters say Trump’s record in office will influence their midterm vote. In earlier months of these focus groups, it was two or three out of a dozen.

Rich Thau of Engagious tells @LyndsayMKeith what changed in Georgia.

Watch the full story: https://t.co/cua1AQQ76O

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Chinese-born pesticides at Oklahoma’s abandoned pot farms

Oklahoma’s marijuana boom left thousands of grow sites abandoned. Now state investigators are finding pesticides from China at some of them.

@PaigeTaylorKOKH of @okcfox tells @LyndsayMKeith what state agencies have found about foreign money and influence in Oklahoma’s marijuana industry.

Watch the full episode: https://t.co/XvIw05uw4c

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Today’s THC is far stronger than what most people remember, and anti-legalization advocate Kevin Sabet says many buyers have no idea what they’re getting. He says the labels are “almost always wrong,” and he links the stronger products to psychosis, ER visits and addiction.

@KevinSabet of Smart Approaches to Marijuana tells @lyndsaymkeith what’s in today’s products.

Watch the full episode: https://t.co/XvIw05uw4c