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Mike Lee

@mikeleefw.bsky.social

DFW-based reporter covering energy, environment, politics for @POLITICO states team. Formerly @Business, @Startelegram. Email: mlee@eenews net, Signal: mikeleenews.71

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PEN Guild @pen-guild.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

At least 19 of our @eenews.bsky.social Politico Pro colleagues have decided to take the buyout and leave us this week. It's no small amount. Not everyone was offered a buyout @politico.com 1/4

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Bill Kuchman @billkuchman.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

“I’m glad Will Lewis has been fired. I wish it had happened before he fired all my friends.”

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Washington Post C.E.O. Will Lewis Steps Down After Stormy Tenure

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Alice Miranda Ollstein @alicemiranda.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

Here are some examples of that "sub-standard reporting." www.semafor.com/article/06/0...

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Exclusive: Politico’s AI tool spits out made-up slop, union says

Unionized staffers say the AI tool violates language in their contract.

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Mike Lee @mikeleefw.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

News today about Republican plan to block California's clean-car plans: GAO says they can't do it, although Congress will still try. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...

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E&E News: GAO: Congress can’t overturn California EPA waiver

Republicans want to use the Congressional Review Act to undo the Biden administration's action.

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Mike Lee @mikeleefw.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

Awfully sad to see the news about Sylvester Turner. He was mayor of Houston during Hurricane Harvey and the 2021 blackouts and it was obvious how much he cared about the community. As an ex-Houstonite and sometimes 'stros fan, I'll miss him.

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Mike Lee @mikeleefw.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

First post here on Bluesky -- today's story about DOGE, the Department of Labor and the investigations into Elon Musk's companies. (Still paywalled) subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...

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E&E News: Tesla has beef with the Labor Department — and it’s DOGE’s next target

Former Labor officials say Elon Musk's sway with the Trump administration could influence federal scrutiny of his business dealings.

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