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49 items of 1682 · updated Oct 29, 2026, 6:00 AM ET
Ordinance to authorize the City Clerk to enter a fiscal agency agreement with The Participatory Budgeting Project, Inc. for payment to budget delegate facilitators and a $7,500.00 appropriation.
Source: Legistar: 15 city and county councils (columbus.legistar.com) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
New Mexico State University students and statewide organizers rallied against hyperscale AI data centers in Las Cruces Sunday, calling for a statewide ban against the developers.
Source: States Newsroom (News From The States) (newsfromthestates.com)
Grist reports that clean energy opponents in Michigan are backing a climate activist for Congress who helped found the Sunrise Movement and is running against data centers and large-scale solar.
Source: Grist (grist.org)
SB 4001: repeal of the Virginia Clean Energy & Community Flood Preparedness Act; electric utility customer credit; referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
Virginia SB 510, which would establish a Virginia Clean Energy Research and Support Center, was continued from last session as of its 2026-07-21 action.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
Virginia HB 935: a Clean Energy and Battery Storage Promotion Program was established; the latest action on 2026-07-21 is continued from last session.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
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Americans continue to distrust socialism and the Democratic Socialists Citing an NBC News poll, voters under 30 now view socialism more favorably than capitalism, though the wider public remains skeptical. Source: Voz voz.us/en/politics/260924/39378/americans-conti… (link to voz.us)
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Armenia moves to take over Electric Networks of Armenia Armenia's government declared all shares of the country's power distributor a public-interest object, starting a process to transfer it from its private owner. Source: Interfax interfax.com/newsroom/top-stories/119568/ (link to interfax.com)
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Tampa TSA Union Averted Privatization Disaster A Tampa TSA union steward said the airport was targeted by the $13 billion Gold+ TSA privatization program, which the union averted. Source: Labor Notes labornotes.org/2026/10/tampa-tsa-union-averted-… (link to labornotes.org)
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Inside activist group's plan to 'structurally change' the US Fox reports on Sunrise Movement slides outlining eco-socialist goals, mass strikes planned for 2028 and a later political-revolution phase. Source: Fox News foxnews.com/politics/inside-antifa-linked-group… (link to foxnews.com)
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Mother Sues ICE Contractor for Jailing Her and Her Baby in a Hotel Room A mother sued ICE contractor MVM Inc. and hotel chain Sonesta, alleging they detained her and her baby in a hotel room for profit. Source: The Intercept theintercept.com/2026/10/15/ice-contractor-hote… (link to theintercept.com)
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Rep. Delia Ramirez Introduces Landmark Bill to Abolish DHS, ICE, and CBP Rep. Delia Ramirez introduced a bill to abolish DHS, ICE, and CBP; the Department of Homeland Security was established in 2002. Source: Truthout truthout.org/articles/rep-delia-ramirez-introdu… (link to truthout.org)
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Don’t Stop at ICE, Says Progressive Dem: Abolish the Department of Homeland Security Rep. Delia Ramirez is bringing a bill to abolish the Department of Homeland Security, not stopping at ICE, a day after the raid on Rep. Ilhan Omar's home. Source: The Intercept theintercept.com/2026/10/13/abolish-ice-dhs-del… (link to theintercept.com)
Links: theintercept.com
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Congress has a plan to stop Trump’s attack on offshore wind. It may not be enough. Senators made a deal to protect clean energy, but Congress's plan to stop the attack on offshore wind may not be enough. Source: Grist grist.org/politics/trump-offshore-wind-permitti… (link to grist.org)
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Brazil’s Workers’ Party Is Not Stopping Brazil's Workers' Party supporters are rallying support behind the president days before the runoff election. Source: The Nation thenation.com/article/world/brazil-workers-part… (link to thenation.com)
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A little bipartisan bromance as Schwarzenegger, Newsom laud California's climate-change wins Arnold Schwarzenegger and Gavin Newsom marked 20 years of California's landmark climate law, celebrating bipartisan unity. Source: Los Angeles Times Politics latimes.com/california/story/2026-10-14/little-… (link to latimes.com)
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General strike nationwide April 5: who is affected Organizers of 'General Strike 2026' called a nationwide action on April 5, following a January 30 strike. Source: Newsweek newsweek.com/general-strike-nationwide-april-5-… (link to newsweek.com)
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Government plans to buy Pestana's Pousadas stake Portugal plans to buy back a 49% stake in the company running its historic Pousadas hotels, with completion expected by the end of 2026. Source: The Portugal News theportugalnews.com/news/2025-11-17/government-… (link to theportugalnews.com)
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Czech nationalisation of ČEZ takes shape as management proposes key takeover step The utility ČEZ proposed a restructuring that is the first step toward full state ownership, which the Czech government aims to complete by 2029. Source: oEnergetice.cz oenergetice.cz/en/stocks/czech-nationalisation-… (link to oenergetice.cz)
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Poll: College students prefer socialism to capitalism A survey of U.S. college students found more favor socialism than capitalism. Source: Axios axios.com/2025/11/01/socialism-capitalism-colle… (link to axios.com)
Links: axios.com