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Duncan Agnew is an intern with the Better Government Association.

Featured Statements

Ivanka Trump
stated on August 6, 2019 in a tweet:

"Chicago experienced its deadliest weekend of the year...With 7 dead and 52 wounded near a playground."

By Duncan Agnew • August 7, 2019
Susana Mendoza
stated on July 8, 2019 in a podcast interview:

"Indiana actually has a higher gas tax than Illinois does even with the increase in (Illinois’) taxes."

By Duncan Agnew • July 21, 2019
Kevin Graham
stated on June 21, 2019 in in an interview:

Says the U.S. Department of Justice has "seen in the past" that police department "consent decrees don’t work, that there’s very little change, that oftentimes immediately after a consent decree goes into effect, crime actually goes up."

By Duncan Agnew • June 30, 2019