Hour 1 of The Dawn Stensland Show:
- According to estimates, the city of Philadelphia is now projected to experience a record number of homicides in 2022—surpassing the 2021 total of 562.
- Sesame Place announced, moving forward, their employees will undergo “diversity and inclusion training.” The amusement park had been accused of racial bias after a costumed character seemingly ignored a Black child in a video that went viral on social media.
- Shawn M. LaTourette, the New Jersey Commissioner of Environmental Protection, has placed the state of New Jersey on a “drought watch” and has urged residents to conserve water.
- At the White House, President Joe Biden signed bipartisan burn pit legislation into law. The PACT Act is designed to expand health care benefits to veterans—particularly those exposed to toxic substances while in service.
- On Tuesday, FBI agents seized the cell phone of Congressman Scott Perry. In a statement to Fox News, Perry said: “I’m outraged—though not surprised—that the FBI under the direction of Merrick Garland’s DOJ, would seize the phone of a sitting Member of Congress.”
