David Lightman
@LightmanDavid
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National political correspondent and veteran congressional reporter for McClatchy Newspapers
Washington, D.C.
Joined October 2011
Who pays more in taxes--California, Florida or Texas? @wallethub @lightmandavid
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Is California’s tax burden worse than in Texas or Florida?
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Could California parents get hundreds more in tax credits? Here’s what @POTUS proposes #taxes @lightmandavid
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Biden wants bigger income tax credit for parents
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Biden’s nominee for Labor Secretary @JulieSuCA can expect tough questions from Republicans like @KevinKileyCA @lightmandavid
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“I really felt that she almost enabled fraud ... ,” said one Republican senator.
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.@RepJudyChu says questioning her loyalty "reinforces a terrible stereotype that we have to deal with. For all the time we’ve been in this country, that we are foreigners in our own land. Even though we have been in this country for decades."
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"It's racist. It's disgusting," @RepJudyChu says after critics question her loyalty @lightmandavid
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Black married couples pay a higher ‘marriage penalty’ on taxes -- especially in California -- than white couples, study finds @lightmandavid @TaxPolicyCenter
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Why do Black couples pay a bigger “marriage penalty” on their taxes?
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Why @POTUS' nomination of Julie Su as labor secretary could be controversial @LightmanDavid
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.@GavinNewsom likes to bash Texas. Is California a better place to live? #Texas #California @LightmanDavid
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California or Texas? Who has the better quality of life?
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.@VP Kamala Harris disputes Josh Hawley's claim that U.S. is spending too much on #Ukraine @drdesrochers @LightmanDavid
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“You should never underestimate the capacity of the United States of America to be able to walk and chew gum at the same time,” Vice President Kamala Harris said.
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Exclusive: @VP Kamala Harris discusses Ukraine support, Russia’s ‘crimes against humanity’ #Ukraine @LightmanDavid
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"The chaos is the latest in a lengthy string of troubles the tax agency has faced in recent years." @briannajoyt_ and @LightmanDavid write for @sacbee_news: https://t.co/5w8PUFU4r5
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“We were trying to get the answers everywhere…everywhere without hiring some expensive lawyer.”
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As fentanyl overdoses in California climb, here’s what @POTUS said he would do to stop it #FentanylCrisis @Gillian_Brassil
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“It is the deadliest drug threat our country has ever faced,” said the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency administrator.
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Rewarding incompetence? Why @KevinKileyCA is fighting against @JulieSuCA as U.S. labor secretary @lightmandavid
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Su is being pushed hard for labor secretary by Asian American activists.
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Free after 14 years in prison for selling medical weed, Modesto man aims to change U.S. law @Gillian_Brassil
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“I will not rest until every single person who’s incarcerated for a nonviolent cannabis conviction is free,” he said.
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Where is @GavinNewsom? Don’t try checking his schedule, because chances are you won’t find one @lightmandavid @jenavievehatch
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Other governors provide at least some advance notice of what they’re up to.
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.@LightmanDavid's story about @SenFeinstein, who will retire from the US Senate in 2024, on @sacbee_news TikTok:
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Check out The Sacramento Bee’s video.
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.@SenFeinstein won’t seek re-election, will retire after more than 30 years in the U.S. Senate @lightmandavid
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Dianne Feinstein was California’s longest-serving senator and the Senate’s longest-serving woman.
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Will California gasoline prices top $5 soon? Here’s what you can expect, experts say #gasprices @lightmandavid
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California official whose dept. included @CA_EDD is a strong contender to become Biden’s next labor secretary @lightmandavid
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Will California’s Julie Su join the Biden Cabinet?
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