Today, we start with Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen acknowledging, again, that inflation is really bad, while the World Bank warns us that the global economy may be going semi-downhill. Meanwhile, a Texas lawmaker is introducing a bill in the state legislature that will ban minors from attending drag shows, while a New York governor was signing 10 gun control bills into law. Finally actor and Uvalde native Matthew McConaughey gave remarks at a press briefing yesterday.
Resources/Articles mentioned this episode:
AP News: Treasury Secretary Yellen expects inflation to ‘remain high’
Washington Post: World Bank warns global economy may suffer 1970s-style stagflation
ABC: Texas legislator proposes ban on minors watching drag shows
WXXI News: Three weeks after Buffalo mass shooting, Hochul signs gun bills into law
CNN: Matthew McConaughey tells the story of those killed in Uvalde in emotional plea for action on guns
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