by Liza Gross | Nov 4, 2026 | ballot measure, California, California Environmental Quality Act, data centers, elections, Environment, Environmental Racism, environmental review, Indigenous Rights, Infrastructure, News, Oil and Gas Industry, Proposition 45, Tribal Rights, utilities
Political action committees funded by technology companies, the state’s major utilities and other corporate interests have spent several million dollars more to pass a ballot measure that would greenlight major development projects with minimal environmental or public review than public interest and labor groups have spent opposing it. Developers and other corporate interests aim to…
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by Neesha Powell | Nov 3, 2026 | 2026 Elections, ballot measure, Ballot Measures, elections, Inequality, News, North Carolina, Organizing, Public Schools, Tax Breaks, Taxes
The affordability crisis is hitting people hard across the country, but it’s especially acute in North Carolina. For the sixth year in a row, North Carolina holds the distinction of being the worst state in the nation for workers based on its wage policies, worker protections, and rights to organize, according to Oxfam. Nearly half of renters in the state are struggling to afford their homes…
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