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45 items of 1822 · updated Oct 30, 2026, 6:10 AM ET
Columbus ordinance 2560-2026, requiring the Columbus Water and Power director to establish peak rates and fees for large industrial and manufacturing users, has passed.
Source: Legistar: 15 city and county councils (columbus.legistar.com) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
MD SB 26, Public Utilities - Off-Grid Electricity Providers - Exemption, latest action 2026-02-09: hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
Axios reports that private equity has become a rhetorical punching bag for many Democratic House and Senate candidates as many polls suggest Democrats could gain full control of Congress next week.
Source: Axios (axios.com)
IL SB 3717 on low-income utility rates was re-referred to Assignments on 2026-05-22.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
Harriet's Wildest Dreams hosts 'Eat The Rich: A Workshop for Abolitionists' to build a national mass movement for racial, economic, social and environmental liberation.
Source: Mobilize public events (mobilize.us)
WV HB 4652 would exempt a municipal Utility in which the members are elected from local taxes and fees; its latest action on 2026-01-23: To House Local Governments.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
WV HB 4583, Victims of Communism Day, latest action on 2026-01-20: to House Education.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
H.R. 444, the End For-Profit Prisons Act of 2023, was referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary on 2023-01-20.
Source: Congress.gov API v3: recently updated bills (congress.gov)
H.R. 3612, the End For-Profit Prisons Act of 2025, was referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary on 2025-05-23.
Source: Congress.gov API v3: recently updated bills (congress.gov)
H.R. 1206, the End For-Profit Prisons Act of 2021, was referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security on 2021-04-28.
Source: Congress.gov API v3: recently updated bills (congress.gov)
MO SB 1712, creating provisions relating to the regulation of public utilities, had a second read and was referred to the S Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy & the Environment Committee.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
PA HB 1964 would provide for a moratorium on the privatization of public water and wastewater systems and establish the Water Utility Reform Working Group; it was re-committed to Appropriations.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
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
The latest action on DC B26-0596, the Utility Rates and Ratemaking Amendment Act of 2026, is a public hearing on 2026-07-02.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
PA HB 1834, providing for the regulation of commercial data centers and clean firm energy requirements, was referred to Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
PA HB 2866, imposing a fee on energy consumption taxpayers and providing for an energy ratepayer rebate, was referred to Energy on 2026-10-20.
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)
Links: 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)
Links: 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)
Links: 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)
Links: foxnews.com