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Buzz Sawyer

12:57 AM

*** 9/2/25 - The ‘abundance movement’ needs to help distressed places, not just booming ones...............

(1) from article: "This piece's critique is different: The movement should be broadened in

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*** 9/2/25 - The ‘abundance movement’ needs to help distressed places, not just booming ones...............

(1) from article: "This piece's critique is different: The movement should be broadened in

12:57 AM

Buzz Sawyer

Sep 4

** 8/20/25 - The geography of American exceptionalism - Your ZIP code isn’t just for delivering the mail. It’s a summary statistic for your life. And it largely determines whether you’re part of the nation’s exceptional economic story — or one of the exceptions to it.

from article: "Put simply: Your ZIP code isn't just for delivering the mail. It's a

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from article: "Put simply: Your ZIP code isn't just for delivering the mail. It's a

Sep 4

Buzz Sawyer

Sep 4

* 4/30/25 - CMAP (Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning) - New water demand forecast highlights need for sustainable water management

from article: "The forecast shows that water use is expected to continue declining, due to

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* 4/30/25 - CMAP (Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning) - New water demand forecast highlights need for sustainable water management

from article: "The forecast shows that water use is expected to continue declining, due to

Sep 4

Buzz Sawyer

Sep 3

*** 9/3/25 - Ed Kilgore - Democrats Can’t Afford to Ignore Trump’s Creeping Fascism + MAGA Redefines Who America ‘Belongs To’...................

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/democrats-cant-afford-to-ignore-trumps-creeping-fascism.html

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*** 9/3/25 - Ed Kilgore - Democrats Can’t Afford to Ignore Trump’s Creeping Fascism + MAGA Redefines Who America ‘Belongs To’...................

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/democrats-cant-afford-to-ignore-trumps-creeping-fascism.html

Sep 3

Buzz Sawyer

Sep 3

** 8/13/25 - Groundbreaking new research reveals something that should have been obvious all along: trees have a vast, diverse microbiome in their interiors.....

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** 8/13/25 - Groundbreaking new research reveals something that should have been obvious all along: trees have a vast, diverse microbiome in their interiors.....

Sep 3

Buzz Sawyer

Sep 3

* 8/15/24 - new Illinois law creating State Water Plan Task Force (implementing a recommendation of the 2022 state water plan).......

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* 8/15/24 - new Illinois law creating State Water Plan Task Force (implementing a recommendation of the 2022 state water plan).......

Sep 3

Buzz Sawyer

Sep 3

*** 8/27/25 - Humiliation, vindication—and a giant test for India - Trump has triggered a trade and defence crisis: how should Modi respond? + 9/3/25 - How Modi Is Sending Trump a Message

(1) from first article: "President Donald Trump has undone 25 years of diplomacy by embracing

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*** 8/27/25 - Humiliation, vindication—and a giant test for India - Trump has triggered a trade and defence crisis: how should Modi respond? + 9/3/25 - How Modi Is Sending Trump a Message

(1) from first article: "President Donald Trump has undone 25 years of diplomacy by embracing

Sep 3

Buzz Sawyer

Sep 3

** 8/28/25 - Economist - The untold story of Bolsonaro’s weird and wild coup attempt - How Brazil’s ex-president and his cronies tried to take down democracy......

from article: "Over the past year, I have pored over hundreds of pages of police reports and

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** 8/28/25 - Economist - The untold story of Bolsonaro’s weird and wild coup attempt - How Brazil’s ex-president and his cronies tried to take down democracy......

from article: "Over the past year, I have pored over hundreds of pages of police reports and

Sep 3

Buzz Sawyer

Sep 2

* 8/25/25 - Crains Forum - How federal changes to SNAP will put pressure on Illinois' food system..........

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* 8/25/25 - Crains Forum - How federal changes to SNAP will put pressure on Illinois' food system..........

Sep 2

Buzz Sawyer

Sep 2

*** 8/27/25 - Dan Drezner - Worst Economic Experiment Ever - No matter how this plays out, America will lose..............

from substack post "The first possible outcome is that Trump triggers an escalating financial

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*** 8/27/25 - Dan Drezner - Worst Economic Experiment Ever - No matter how this plays out, America will lose..............

from substack post "The first possible outcome is that Trump triggers an escalating financial

Sep 2

Buzz Sawyer

Sep 2

** 9/2/25 - Matt Levine: The Tariffs Are Still Illegal..........................................

from article: "Most of President Donald Trump's global tariffs were ruled illegal by a

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** 9/2/25 - Matt Levine: The Tariffs Are Still Illegal..........................................

from article: "Most of President Donald Trump's global tariffs were ruled illegal by a

Sep 2

Buzz Sawyer

Sep 1

* 8/25/25 - Crains - Intersect Illinois undertakes a rebranding (as Illinois Economic Development Corporation) as it markets the state's economy...........................................

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* 8/25/25 - Crains - Intersect Illinois undertakes a rebranding (as Illinois Economic Development Corporation) as it markets the state's economy...........................................

Sep 1

Buzz Sawyer

Sep 1

*** 8/31/25 - Substack post - Yeah, it matters if it's the Secretary of War versus Defense. It matters a lot (with very interesting short history of US military organization) .....

(1) A Reuters story re the name change is at link below: White House moves forward on plans for a

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*** 8/31/25 - Substack post - Yeah, it matters if it's the Secretary of War versus Defense. It matters a lot (with very interesting short history of US military organization) .....

(1) A Reuters story re the name change is at link below: White House moves forward on plans for a

Sep 1

Buzz Sawyer

Sep 1

** 08/26/25 - NASBO Washington Report - Reconciliation Resources + Education Sends Dear Colleague Letter on Equitable Services.................

Reconciliation Resources Following enactment of HR 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), several

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** 08/26/25 - NASBO Washington Report - Reconciliation Resources + Education Sends Dear Colleague Letter on Equitable Services.................

Reconciliation Resources Following enactment of HR 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), several

Sep 1

Buzz Sawyer

Sep 1

* 8/21/25 - Dailyline - COFA mid-year report examines potential revenue, cost-saving ideas, current overtime and vacancy numbers (for City of Chicago budget) .....................

the Mid Year report is at link below: https://www.chicago.gov/content/dam/city/depts/COFA/

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* 8/21/25 - Dailyline - COFA mid-year report examines potential revenue, cost-saving ideas, current overtime and vacancy numbers (for City of Chicago budget) .....................

the Mid Year report is at link below: https://www.chicago.gov/content/dam/city/depts/COFA/

Sep 1

Buzz Sawyer

Sep 1

*** 8/19/25 - America’s Coming Crash - Will Washington’s Debt Addiction Spark the Next Global Crisis?............................

from article: "Alongside default, austerity, inflation, and financial repression, a prospective

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*** 8/19/25 - America’s Coming Crash - Will Washington’s Debt Addiction Spark the Next Global Crisis?............................

from article: "Alongside default, austerity, inflation, and financial repression, a prospective

Sep 1

Buzz Sawyer

Sep 1

** 8/27/25 - Rising power costs in Illinois and battleground states spell political risk..........

https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/soaring-power-bills-pose-risk-republicans Rising power costs

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** 8/27/25 - Rising power costs in Illinois and battleground states spell political risk..........

https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/soaring-power-bills-pose-risk-republicans Rising power costs

Sep 1

Buzz Sawyer

Sep 1

* 8/31/25 - Chalkbeat Chicago - Chicago’s school board has rejected a push to increase its already-massive debt burden + Chicago Public Schools’ debt burden is among the highest for largest U.S. school districts + Facing budget pushback, CPS tells school board that it can borrow later in a ‘true emergency’

Chicago's school board has rejected a push to increase its already-massive debt burden Before

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Chicago's school board has rejected a push to increase its already-massive debt burden Before

Sep 1

Buzz Sawyer

Aug 22

****** Taking a break - few if any emails for at least a week

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****** Taking a break - few if any emails for at least a week

Aug 22

Buzz Sawyer

Aug 21

*** 7/8/25 - Navigating Long-Term Water Utility Inflation (in US) - Ultimately, securing enough clean and affordable water will require state laws mandating realistic long-term pricing.

from article: "To make matters worse, the clean-water tooth fairy has vacated our nation's

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*** 7/8/25 - Navigating Long-Term Water Utility Inflation (in US) - Ultimately, securing enough clean and affordable water will require state laws mandating realistic long-term pricing.

from article: "To make matters worse, the clean-water tooth fairy has vacated our nation's

Aug 21

Buzz Sawyer

Aug 21

** 4/1/25 - Texas to Spend Billions Addressing Water Shortage + related plan from Texas Water Development Board...............

from article: "The Texas Water Development Board has recommended more than 2400 water management

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** 4/1/25 - Texas to Spend Billions Addressing Water Shortage + related plan from Texas Water Development Board...............

from article: "The Texas Water Development Board has recommended more than 2400 water management

Aug 21

Buzz Sawyer

Aug 21

* 8/21/25 - Crains - Johnson to unveil budget plan mid-October, starting months of tension over $1B gap.............................

https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/brandon-johnson-propose-2026-budget-october Johnson to

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* 8/21/25 - Crains - Johnson to unveil budget plan mid-October, starting months of tension over $1B gap.............................

https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/brandon-johnson-propose-2026-budget-october Johnson to

Aug 21

Buzz Sawyer

Aug 20

*** 8/20/25 - Dave Roberts Podcast (with transcript) - What does clean energy activism look like? A conversation with Bill McKibben and Jamie Henn.........................

from first part of substack post: "What would activism in service of the sun look like? And is

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*** 8/20/25 - Dave Roberts Podcast (with transcript) - What does clean energy activism look like? A conversation with Bill McKibben and Jamie Henn.........................

from first part of substack post: "What would activism in service of the sun look like? And is

Aug 20

Buzz Sawyer

Aug 20

** 8/20/25 - WTTW - Mega Data Centers Could Drain Water Supplies in Great Lakes Region if Protections Aren’t Put in Place: Report + As Data Centers Proliferate Across Illinois, Communities Grapple with How to Supply the Necessary Water

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Aug 20

Buzz Sawyer

Aug 20

* 7/1/25 - Across the nation, “new downtowns” are changing cities - Developers hoped to outcompete old city centers, and in many regions, they're suceeding + Fulton favors the bold

from article: "The question isn't a thought exercise: Hundreds of millions of square feet of

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* 7/1/25 - Across the nation, “new downtowns” are changing cities - Developers hoped to outcompete old city centers, and in many regions, they're suceeding + Fulton favors the bold

from article: "The question isn't a thought exercise: Hundreds of millions of square feet of

Aug 20

Buzz Sawyer

Aug 19

**** 8/13/25 - Economist - Earth’s climate is approaching irreversible tipping points + info re related conference and 2023 report ....................

(1) from article: ...................................................................................

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**** 8/13/25 - Economist - Earth’s climate is approaching irreversible tipping points + info re related conference and 2023 report ....................

(1) from article: ...................................................................................

Aug 19

Buzz Sawyer

Aug 19

** 08/19/25 - NASBO Washington Report - Reconciliation Resources + FNS Releases SNAP Guidance Documents + Rising Construction Costs: Analyzing the Contributors to Cost Escalations and the Impact on Federal Transportation Infrastructure Investments

Reconciliation Resources Following enactment of HR 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), several

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Reconciliation Resources Following enactment of HR 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), several

Aug 19

Buzz Sawyer

Aug 19

* Civic Federation - 8/18/25 - Setting the Record Straight: How Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Actually Interacts with the Chicago Public Schools............................

https://www.civicfed.org/blog/setting-record-straight-how-tax-increment-financing-tif-actually-

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* Civic Federation - 8/18/25 - Setting the Record Straight: How Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Actually Interacts with the Chicago Public Schools............................

https://www.civicfed.org/blog/setting-record-straight-how-tax-increment-financing-tif-actually-

Aug 19

Buzz Sawyer

Aug 18

*** 8/14/25 - Economist - A new wave of clean-energy innovation is building - Donald Trump’s attacks on wind and solar will not stop it...........................

from article: Look past wind and solar, however, and the picture is brightening for other forms of

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*** 8/14/25 - Economist - A new wave of clean-energy innovation is building - Donald Trump’s attacks on wind and solar will not stop it...........................

from article: Look past wind and solar, however, and the picture is brightening for other forms of

Aug 18

Buzz Sawyer

Aug 18

** 8/18/25 - Conversable Economist - Federal Reserve Independence: Not Just a Good Idea, It’s the Law

from article: "In a similar spirit, the idea that the US Federal Reserve should have a

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** 8/18/25 - Conversable Economist - Federal Reserve Independence: Not Just a Good Idea, It’s the Law

from article: "In a similar spirit, the idea that the US Federal Reserve should have a

Aug 18