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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
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
Iowa PBS reports record-high diesel prices have hit Iowa's agriculture industry and could influence the state's competitive midterm races for governor and senator.
Source: PBS NewsHour (pbs.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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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)
Links: urbanmilwaukee.com
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)