From statements to ledes

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Mayor Hastings Sawyer pronounced Tuesday during a press conference that 40 full-time employees from the city's street department will be elmimnated immediatley.


"We’re a juncture in the budgetary process where it is unsustainable to maintain all departments at current force" ,said Sawyer. "That will save us $1.6 million in the next 12 months."

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Tuesday Texas Attorney General Ivan Milton proclaimed that the war on drugs has failed due to its flawed policy, in which consequently brought him to the funeral of border patrol agent Calvin Markins.

"If we hope to combat this tragic violence, the U.S. Congress must act immediately to legalize marijuana" , said Milton. "Such a change will save money and, more importantly, save lives of fine young men like Calvin Markins.”