Los Angeles tap water wins national taste test. LA Times
Minnesota's got its first poet laureate. Minneapolis Star-Tribune
King County (WA) Fair shrinks to 3 days, focuses on farms. Seattle Times
A streetcar named Birmingham. Birmingham Biz Journal
Wow, HERE'S looking on the bright side: MI gov says crumbling infrastructure could be good for new jobs. AP
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Democrats scored gains in numerous once-Republican suburbs in state and local races Tuesday, most notably in Pennsylvania and Virginia. Republican strategists are nervous about that trend continuing into 2020.
