Today’s Headlines: Senator Tim Scott launches an exploratory committee, taking a significant step toward a presidential bid. Justin J. Person, one of the two Democratic representatives ousted for the Tennessee House of Representatives last week, was reinstated to his House Seat after an unanimous vote from local officials. Also, Juul has agreed to the largest settlement in the company’s history, and will be paying $462 million to six US states and DC. In other news, the Biden administration proposed a plan to strongly incentivize sales of electric cars and trucks, aiming to ensure 2/3 of new passenger cars and a quarter of new heavy trucks sold in the US will be electric by 2032. Consumer prices rose at a more moderate pace in March, going up only 0.1% compared to 0.4% in the previous month. Finally, NPR had quit Twitter after being labeled as ‘state-affiliated media,’ stating that the company had lost faith in the decision-making of the social media platform.
Resources/Articles mentioned this episode:

NPR: South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott takes a significant step toward a presidential run


NY Times: Second Expelled Democrat Is Sent Back to Tennessee House


ABC News: Juul to pay $462 million to six states in e-cigarette maker's largest settlement ever


NY Times: E.P.A. Lays Out Rules to Turbocharge Sales of Electric Cars and Trucks


Axios: Consumer prices rose at more moderate pace in March


NPR: NPR quits Twitter after being falsely labeled as 'state-affiliated media'



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