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HOUR 1

• The Biden administration is whirring the COVIDtests.gov website back to life. Starting Monday, September 25, the federal government will send up to four free COVID-19 rapid tests per household to anyone who requests them. / (NPR) https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/09/21/1200750128/free-covid-tests-by-mail
• Media mogul Rupert Murdoch is transitioning from his roles as Chair of Fox Corporation and Executive Chairman of News Corp, he announced on Thursday  / (FOX Mews) https://www.foxnews.com/media/rupert-murdoch-announces-transition-new-role-chairman-emeritus-fox-news-corp
• House Republicans accused Attorney General Merrick Garland of "weaponizing" the Justice Department in a House hearing Wednesday / (CBS News) https://www.cbsnews.com/video/heated-moments-in-merrick-garland-testimony-on-capitol-hill/
• "One of Ukraine’s closest and most vocal allies has now said it will stop sending arms to Kyiv, a major reversal that threatens to upend Europe’s strategic relationship with the country as it wages a counteroffensive against Russia." / (CNN) https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/21/europe/poland-ukraine-weapons-grain-explainer-intl/index.html
• "Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell said he has signed the new drug possession ordinanceand will issue an executive order on how it is enforced within the next week." / (KOMO) https://komonews.com/news/local/seattle-mayor-bruce-harrell-drug-possession-law-legislation-ordinance-city-attorney-ann-davison-washington-state-olympia-city-council-andrew-lewis-primary-election-environment-officers-fentanyl-crisis-spd-treatment
• Netherlands Farner starts an agriculture party with growing popularity / (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2023/09/21/1199431374/netherlands-farmer-citizen-movement-bbb-dutch-elections
  

HOUR 2

• State Representative Kevin McCabe highlights his attendance at the Economic War Room (Kevin Freeman) in TEXAS (where he called from) / Netherlands Farner starts an agriculture party with growing popularity / (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2023/09/21/1199431374/netherlands-farmer-citizen-movement-bbb-dutch-elections
• "Alaska Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan has convened a handpicked panel to advise him on selecting federal judges — a move senior Sen. Lisa Murkowski says will unnecessarily delay filling a long-vacant Alaska U.S. District Court seat" / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/politics/2023/09/21/sullivan-forms-new-council-for-selecting-federal-judges-prompting-concern-about-delay-from-murkowski/
• No Alaskan Special Session this year / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/politics/alaska-legislature/2023/09/21/no-special-session-this-year-on-fiscal-issues-alaska-legislators-say/
• "New changes for public testimony during Mat-Su Borough School District Board meetings started Wednesday night." / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/09/21/mat-su-borough-school-board-implements-lottery-system-public-testimon