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162 items of 1822 · updated Oct 30, 2026, 6:10 AM ET
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Competition Currents: June 2026 A roundup of recent antitrust developments, covering merger settlements, monopolization litigation against large tech firms and changes at U.S. enforcement agencies. Source: The National Law Review natlawreview.com/article/competition-currents-j… (link to natlawreview.com)
Links: natlawreview.com
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Renée Good’s Family Files Lawsuits Challenging Federal Immunity as ICE Shootings Continue Renée Good's family files lawsuits challenging federal immunity as ICE shootings continue, including plainclothes ICE officers firing on a car in New York City and wounding Oscar Belgal. Source: American Immigration Council (Immigration Impact) americanimmigrationcouncil.org/enforcement/inte… (link to americanimmigrationcouncil.org)
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Bill H.3466: task force on public ownership of gas and electric utilities A bill filed for the 2025-2026 session would create a task force to study bringing Massachusetts gas and electric utilities into public ownership. Source: Massachusetts Legislature malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H3466.Html (link to malegislature.gov)
Links: malegislature.gov
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MN HF 3074: Collective bargaining rights for transportation network company drivers created and regulated, and rulemaking authorized. MN HF 3074 would create collective bargaining rights for transportation network company drivers; on 2025-04-02 it was referred to Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy. Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF3074/ (link to openstates.org)
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Who Are the Billionaires Behind the $304 Million Effort To Defeat California’s Wealth Tax? Billionaires including Sergey Brin and Eric Schmidt are funding a $304 million effort to defeat California's Proposition 40 wealth tax measure. Source: Capital & Main capitalandmain.com/who-are-the-billionaires-beh… (link to capitalandmain.com)
Links: capitalandmain.com
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New Mexico’s Challenges Hold Lessons for the Struggle for Universal Child Care New Mexico is finding out that successfully providing universal child care requires giving teachers a living wage. Source: Truthout truthout.org/articles/new-mexicos-challenges-ho… (link to truthout.org)
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United Airlines CEO faces rightwing backlash after calling for US wealth tax United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby faces rightwing backlash after calling for a national wealth and inheritance tax, saying wealth inequality is a danger to society. Source: The Guardian US theguardian.com/business/2026/oct/20/scott-kirb… (link to theguardian.com)
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How a Legal Backlash Against Big Tech Is Forcing Big Changes A series of lawsuits has created a new de facto regulatory regime as courts order companies like Meta and Google to change their business practices and pay. Source: The New York Times nytimes.com/2026/10/22/technology/tech-lawsuit-… (link to nytimes.com)
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Unveiled today: first politically viable wealth tax Reports on the launch of a campaign for a one-time tax on California billionaires, framed by backers as a politically realistic model for taxing extreme wealth. Source: The American Prospect prospect.org/2025/10/23/unveiled-today-first-po… (link to prospect.org)
Links: prospect.org
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Rep. Mejia and Rep. Ramirez's $25 minimum wage bill introduced in the Senate The House sponsors of a $25 federal minimum wage bill welcomed the introduction of a Senate companion, aiming to replace the $7.25 floor with a living wage. Source: Office of Rep. Analilia Mejia mejia.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-mejia-… (link to mejia.house.gov)
Links: mejia.house.gov
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Review board to hold hearing to discuss public power Milwaukee Alderman Alex Brower announced a June 24 hearing on replacing the city's investor-owned utility with a municipally owned one, citing state law that allows such a move. Source: Urban Milwaukee urbanmilwaukee.com/pressrelease/review-board-to… (link to urbanmilwaukee.com)
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MN HF 3662: Individual income tax addition for traveling expenses related to immigration enforcement required. MN HF 3662, requiring an individual income tax addition for traveling expenses related to immigration enforcement, was introduced and referred to Taxes on 2026-02-23. Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF3662/ (link to openstates.org)
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Trump’s Obsession With Somalia Isn’t Just Racist. It’s Been Lethal. The Trump administration has killed, arrested, deported, and demonized Somalis at home and abroad, beyond targeting Rep. Ilhan Omar. Source: The Intercept theintercept.com/2026/10/21/trump-ilhan-omar-so… (link to theintercept.com)
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Overruling Humphrey's Executor: the implications for antitrust enforcement A panel examines the Supreme Court's 2026 ruling removing job protections for FTC commissioners and what it could mean for antitrust enforcement, including possible FTC-DOJ consolidation. Source: Technology Policy Institute techpolicyinstitute.org/publications/miscellane… (link to techpolicyinstitute.org)
Links: techpolicyinstitute.org
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What Employee Ownership Means to Workers An October 2026 event presents a report on how workers at ESOPs, employee ownership trusts, worker co-ops and broad equity plans experience ownership. Source: Aspen Institute aspeninstitute.org/events/what-employee-ownersh… (link to aspeninstitute.org)
Links: aspeninstitute.org
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As More Unions Oppose ICE and Israel, the Right Is Cracking Down More unions oppose ICE and Israel, and the right is trying to gain access to labor unions' minutes, membership lists, and Zoom chats. Source: Truthout truthout.org/articles/as-more-unions-oppose-ice… (link to truthout.org)
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Black voters test the socialist left's ceiling Black voters may determine whether Democratic Socialists of America can build on breakthroughs in the 2026 elections, particularly in the South. Source: Axios axios.com/2026/10/17/black-voters-democratic-so… (link to axios.com)
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The administration is funneling Japanese funds into a government-owned chip factory in upstate New York, where President Trump's deal-making is on display.
Source: The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Trump intensifica acciones por presunto fraude electoral y su Gobierno reporta 980000 deportaciones en 18 meses.
Source: La Opinión (laopinion.com)
Wealth tax backers plan an ad attacking Newsom in early presidential primary states for opposing Proposition 40, which would impose a 5% tax on California billionaires' assets.
Source: Los Angeles Times Politics (latimes.com)