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Attorney General Eric Holder spoke out on the current wave of police protests in a new interview this week with New York Magazine, conducted by MSNBC host Joy Reid. And right off the bat, Holder said he doesnt believe young minorities have anything to fear from the police.

That being said, there is a lot of distrust and people demonizing each other, Holder said. And he doesnt feel that at this point were at a stage yet where I can honestly say that if youre a person of color, you should not be concerned about any interaction that you have with the police.

When asked about the progress Americas made on race and dealing with that mistrust, Holder simply said, We, as a nation, have failed.

He deferred a bit on the statistics of police confrontations with minorities and touted DOJ work during his tenure as taking on some very important race issues, in spite of what liberal critics might say. Meanwhile, on the other side, Holder didnt bite when asked if conservative criticism of him and Obama is because of race.

You can read the full interview here.

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SAGINAW, MI Nearly 100 people packed a room on the fourth floor of the Saginaw County Governmental Center Wednesday, Dec. 17, to see Vanessa Guerra sworn in as the area's next state representative.

Guerra, a Democrat,was elected by voters of Michigan's 95th Districton Nov. 4, defeating Republican Jordan Haskins and taking nearly 76 percent of the vote.

The 25-year-old state representative-elect was sworn in by Saginaw County District Judge A.T. Frank, who himself served the area in the Michigan House of Representatives from 1997-2002.

Frank said he remembers hearing about Guerra when she first announced her bid for office. He said it took him back in time, to the point where he made a decision to run for office as a man in his 20s.

"People said, 'You're too young to run,'" Frank said. "But it is that youth that gives us the energy for our state to move forward. And I can think of no one better to advance the cause of our community than Representative-elect Guerra."

After reciting the oath of office, Guerra took a moment Wednesday to say a few words to those gathered to witness the event.

"I see a lot of my friends and my family members and people from this community who I've met in the last few months," she said. "Thank you so much for being here. Thank you for your support, on my good days and especially my bad days. It's that support that keeps me going."

Guerra also thanked Judge Frank, and praised his legacy of service both in the state House and on the bench.

"I hope that one day I will be just as good an example of a true public servant as Judge Frank," she said.

At the end of the year, Guerra will take over for State Rep. Stacy Erwin Oakes. The Saginaw Democrat lost her bid for the Michigan Senatein November to Republican Ken Horn.

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Liberal DemocratChief Secretary to the Treasury, Danny Alexander, has written to theConservative and Labour LGA heads - Cllr Gary Porter and Cllr Jim McMahon on the issue of council tax.

Dear Gary/Jim,

As you may be aware, there have been some discussions in the past few weeks regarding the level at which the Council Tax referendum threshold should be set.

While some Conservative colleagues in the Coalition Government favour leaving the cap at the level that it is, other Conservative colleagues have argued in favour of lowering the threshold to 1%. In practice, this would mean that even the smallest rise in Council Tax would result in Local Authorities having to hold a referendum.

As I am sure you know, only one Liberal Democrat authority raised Council Tax at all last year and this level of discipline and protection for Council Tax payers has been a consistent trait of Liberal Democrat councils throughout this Parliament. Many more Labour and Conservative controlled councils chose to increase Council Tax last year.

The Liberal Democrats have long believed in devolving power to the most local level, on the principle that the best decisions tend to be made by those closest to the people those decisions effect. It is for this reason, that the Liberal Democrats in the Coalition Government will not support proposals to lower the referendum threshold.

Because of the state of the public finances, we are having to ask a lot of Local Authorities, who, by and large, are rising to the challenge of cutting expenditure while protecting important public services. Lowering the threshold will put unnecessary further pressure on local authorities and the much needed services they provide.

Lowering the threshold is a change of policy that puts an unnecessary further constraint on local authorities. While I would strongly argue for local authorities to protect taxpayers from rises in Council Tax, nevertheless this is a choice that should rightly be made by Local Authorities and not be imposed centrally.

While Conservative and Labour Councils have been quick to increase Council Tax, Lib Dems have not. In the end, these councils should be accountable to their electorates. It is not for central government to impose such constraints.

Yours Sincerely,

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