Today's headlines: Democrats now control 50 senate seats to the Republican’s 49. Nevada has elected Republican Joe Lombardo as governor, but rejected one of the worst republican election deniers in the country, Jim Marchant, as their Secretary of State. Nevadans also voted to add a state constitutional amendment to increase the minimum wage to $12 dollars an hour by 2024. In Toledo, Ohio, the city council approved $800,000 dollars to purchase the medical debt of its residents, creating roughly $200 million in debt relief. Trump claims he sent the FBI to Florida to stop voter fraud in 2018, while officials say no such thing happened. Elon Musk spent the weekend tweeting his way into potential bankruptcy, while the company is operating with half of a staff and serious internal turmoil. Finally for today, FTX, One of the world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchanges run by Sam Bankman-Fried, has spent multiple millions of dollars trying to lobby the government to implement easy regulations on the growing crypto industry. Resources/Articles mentioned this episode: NY Times: Nevada Question 2 Election Results: Minimum Wage Regulation Buzzfeed: “We Have A Broken Healthcare System”: An Ohio County Is Trying To Erase Up To $240 Million In Medical Debt NBC: Trump claims he sent the FBI to Florida to stop voter fraud in 2018. Officials say no such thing happened. Politico: Trump sues to block subpoena from House Jan. 6 committee  Reuters: Major ad firm Omnicom recommends clients pause Twitter ad spend - memo Business Insider: Twitter begins a new wave of firings by letting go of contractors with no notice, reports say TechCrunch: Musk’s lawyer tells Twitter staff they won’t be liable if company violates FTC consent decree RTE: Elon Musk says Twitter staff can work from home WIRED: Twitter Is on a Collision Course With Europe NY Times: What Happened to FTX? Here’s What to Know. WSJ: SEC, DOJ Investigating Crypto Platform FTX CNBC: Sam Bankman-Fried reportedly denies fleeing to Argentina, says he’s still in the Bahamas Host: Sami Sage Morning Announcements is produced by Sami Sage alongside Amanda Duberman and Bridget Schwartz Original Music and Editing by Brandon Lee Bjornson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's headlines: Democrats now control 50 senate seats to the Republican’s 49. Nevada has elected Republican Joe Lombardo as governor, but rejected one of the worst republican election deniers in the country, Jim Marchant, as their Secretary of State. Nevadans also voted to add a state constitutional amendment to increase the minimum wage to $12 dollars an hour by 2024. In Toledo, Ohio, the city council approved $800,000 dollars to purchase the medical debt of its residents, creating roughly $200 million in debt relief. Trump claims he sent the FBI to Florida to stop voter fraud in 2018, while officials say no such thing happened. Elon Musk spent the weekend tweeting his way into potential bankruptcy, while the company is operating with half of a staff and serious internal turmoil. Finally for today, FTX, One of the world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchanges run by Sam Bankman-Fried, has spent multiple millions of dollars trying to lobby the government to implement easy regulations on the growing crypto industry. Resources/Articles mentioned this episode: NY Times: Nevada Question 2 Election Results: Minimum Wage Regulation Buzzfeed: “We Have A Broken Healthcare System”: An Ohio County Is Trying To Erase Up To $240 Million In Medical Debt NBC: Trump claims he sent the FBI to Florida to stop voter fraud in 2018. Officials say no such thing happened. Politico: Trump sues to block subpoena from House Jan. 6 committee  Reuters: Major ad firm Omnicom recommends clients pause Twitter ad spend - memo Business Insider: Twitter begins a new wave of firings by letting go of contractors with no notice, reports say TechCrunch: Musk’s lawyer tells Twitter staff they won’t be liable if company violates FTC consent decree RTE: Elon Musk says Twitter staff can work from home WIRED: Twitter Is on a Collision Course With Europe NY Times: What Happened to FTX? Here’s What to Know. WSJ: SEC, DOJ Investigating Crypto Platform FTX CNBC: Sam Bankman-Fried reportedly denies fleeing to Argentina, says he’s still in the Bahamas Host: Sami Sage Morning Announcements is produced by Sami Sage alongside Amanda Duberman and Bridget Schwartz Original Music and Editing by Brandon Lee Bjornson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices