Connor Sheets

investigative and enterprise reporter for the LA Times

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Michigan is beating California in legal weed sales, despite having only a quarter of the population. Many of its customers are out of state.

Legal weed sales are now higher in Michigan than California

Michigan is beating California in legal weed sales, despite having only a quarter of the population. Many of its customers are out of state.

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The City of LA will open the Section 8 housing voucher waitlist next month.

30,000 Section 8 housing vouchers hit LA. Will stigma disappear?

The City of LA will open the Section 8 housing voucher waitlist next month.

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