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“You can’t completely switch teams, put on the other jersey and start scoring goals for the opposite team and have no recourse whatsoever from voters.”

June 6, 2023

North Carolina state Sen. Natasha Marcus, regarding a bill that would subject state legislators who change party registrations midterm to an early election to keep the seat. The bill was filed in response to state Rep. Tricia Cotham’s switch to the Republican party two months ago. (Associated Press — June 6, 2023)

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“They had the responsibility to make sure that the safety of the citizens comes first. It is very clear that the city of Davenport didn’t do that.”

Attorney Jeffrey Goodman, regarding the collapse of a six-story apartment building in Davenport, Iowa. The first lawsuit has been filed and alleges multiple counts of negligence. (Associated Press — June 5, 2023)

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“The name changes, the mission does not change.”

Spokesperson for U.S. military base Fort Bragg Cheryle Rivas, regarding the army’s decision to rename it Fort Liberty as part of a larger effort to rename military installations that had been named after confederate soldiers. The renaming will cost about $8 million. (Associated Press — June 2, 2023)

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“We allow free people to make decisions for themselves as to what they want to do with their resources. I think that is a huge benefit in our society.”

North Carolina Senate leader Phil Berger, regarding the 38-11 vote that a bill that would legalize sports gambling received in the state Senate on Wednesday, May 31, one of the legislation’s final hurdles to passage. About half of U.S. states currently allow mobile or online sports betting. (Associated Press — June 1, 2023)

June 1, 2023
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"If you're a biological male, you are not going to be competing in women's and girl's [sic] sports in Alabama. It's about fairness, plain and simple.”

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey, commenting on the bill she signed into law on Tuesday, May 30, that will make it illegal for public higher education institutions to allow transgender people to participate in sports that do not correspond with the gender they were assigned at birth. This bill is in addition to the 2021 law that requires athletes to participate in sports that align with their biological gender throughout the K-12 level. (NPR — May 31, 2023)

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