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New York Attorney General Letitia James, regarding reports of car wash businesses, largely in predominantly Orthodox Jewish neighborhoods, raising prices by as much as 50 percent for Jewish customers ahead of Passover. As part of the holiday, Jews traditionally avoid eating foods made from leavened grain and many partake in cleaning their homes, cars and other spaces of all “chametz.” (NPR — March 22, 2023)
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Missouri state Sen. Mike Moon, regarding efforts to block gender-affirming care for minors throughout the state. Republican lawmakers have struggled to get proposed legislation passed and the GOP-led Senate ultimately failed to get anything passed before the Legislature left for their annual spring break. However, on Monday, March 20, Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced that he will sidestep the legislative struggles and file an emergency rule to limit access to the care. (Associated Press — March 20, 2023)
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President and CEO of 7‑Eleven, Joe DePinto, regarding the convenience chain’s decision to create its own electric vehicle charging stations, called 7Charge. The chargers will support both CCS and CHAdeMO plug types, but the expected power levels of the chargers is not yet known. (Ars Technica — March 20, 2023)
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Teresa Calderez, just one of the many Americans who have felt the negative effects of the end of pandemic assistance programs, like boosted Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, better known as SNAP benefits. The supplemented benefits ended this month, cutting payments by about $90 a month for individuals and $250 or more for some families. According to the Department of Agriculture, SNAP cost $119 billion last year with the additional pandemic-related payments, which equates to about 2 percent of the national budget for 2023. (NPR — March 17, 2023)
