“It will bring more confidence from our people who vote, and it’s something we need to restore.”

South Dakota state Rep. Kadyn Wittman, of Sioux Falls, regarding the legislative proposal to increase the legal marriage age in the state to 18. The House State Affairs Committee rejected the bill and let current law stand, which allows 16- and 17-year-olds marry if they have the consent of a parent or guardian. Between 2000 and 2020, 838 minors got married in the state and 81 percent were minor girls being wed to adult men. (Associated Press — Jan. 30, 2024)

Honolulu, Hawaii, Mayor Rick Blangiardi, expressing frustration with poor communication from his police force, including his having to find out about a lawsuit through the media. (Honolulu Star-Advertiser — Jan. 26, 2024)

Eliana Trillo, a Venezuelan woman who was sleeping in the unsanctioned tent camp outside of a New York City migrant shelter. The migrant shelter on Randall’s Island will house some 3,000 migrants on any given night, but as the number of immigrants continues to grow, the shelter has run out of housing space. Trillo slept in the tent camp last week, during some of the most frigid nights of the year. (Associated Press — Jan. 25, 2024)

New York Mayor Eric Adams, in his State of the City address. New York City has become the first major city to designate social media as a “public health hazard.” (The Hill — Jan. 25, 2024)