Graphic by Laura Hackett; Photos courtesy of candidates
There are six candidates running for three seats on Asheville City Council. Many favor more safeguards and civilian oversight of contracts with Axon and other police surveillance equipment – but only one signed an anti-surveillance pledge.
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President Donald Trump said that his administration is "terminating" a Biden-era rule that aimed to cut planet-warming emissions of methane from oil and gas drilling.
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