Mom of slain cop breaks down over Gavin Newsom’s mass communtation of death row killers

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What happenedPhyllis Loya is the mother of Larry Lasater. He was shot and killed on April 23, 2005, while working as a police officer in Pittsburg, California.

What changedThe left frames it as "Gavin Newsom’s Clemency Is a Game Changer for America’s Death Penalty". The right frames it as "Mom of slain cop breaks down over Gavin Newsom’s mass communtation of death row killers".

ConfidenceMedium. 3+ sources across at least two bias buckets with comparable news formats.

Archive healthLive match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format

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Different Spin. The left frames it as "Gavin Newsom’s Clemency Is a Game Changer for America’s Death Penalty". The right frames it as "Mom of slain cop breaks down over Gavin Newsom’s mass communtation of death row killers".

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Center-right ·News report

New York Post8m ago

Mom of slain cop breaks down over Gavin Newsom’s mass communtation of death row killers

Phyllis Loya is the mother of Larry Lasater. He was shot and killed on April 23, 2005, while working as a police officer in Pittsburg, California.

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Slate - News & Politics1h ago

Gavin Newsom’s Clemency Is a Game Changer for America’s Death Penalty

But there’s still one more hurdle to go.

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Left ·News report

Mother Jones - Politics1h ago

Gavin Newsom Has Commuted the Largest Death Row in the Western Hemisphere

As one of his final acts in office, California Gov. Gavin Newsom has commuted the sentences of all 548 people sentenced to death in California to life without the possibility of parole—a qu...

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