Rent eats more of every paycheck every year, and in much of the country a landlord can still raise it by any amount, pile on junk fees, or end your lease for no reason at all. Families are pushed out of their neighborhoods, kids change schools mid-year, and tenants who ask for a repair learn not to ask again.

Extends protections against discrimination to members of labor organizations under the Law Against Discrimination.

In April the FCC ordered ABC’s eight owned stations to file for license renewal years early, one day after the President attacked Jimmy Kimmel over a joke. In January it warned late-night and daytime talk shows that candidate interviews may no longer be protected by the news exemption…

Michigan SB1186 requires the state to reimburse local governments for costs of special elections for state senator or representative vacancies.

The Constitution is plain: seats in Congress are apportioned by “counting the whole number of persons in each State.” The Census Bureau has now proposed rules for the 2030 count that would drop millions of residents from that number—everyone without a green card or citizenship.

GRID Power Act aims to enhance grid reliability by prioritizing dispatchable power projects.

A formal, Cabinet-level Department of Peacebuilding would advance evidence-based violence prevention strategies that address the root causes of abuse and crime.

Podcast Episode · The Tenth · Sep 27 · 12m

Pennsylvania HB1098 establishes a program to investigate and prosecute internet crimes against children.

For decades the Endangered Species Act has protected listed wildlife from being killed outright and from having the habitat it needs to survive destroyed. This year the administration took both protections apart. A final rule erased the regulatory definition of “harm,” so wrecking habitat no longer counts…

The House of Representatives has not grown since 1929, even though the country has grown enormously since then. At the beginning, one representative served 30,000 constituents, but today one representative speaks for close to 800,000 constituents.

Pennsylvania HB2657 regulates the sale of kratom products, imposes a tax, and sets penalties.

You can’t shop around for electricity. A monopoly power company sets your rates, a state commission is supposed to hold it in check, and the company is allowed a set profit on every dollar it pours into new plants and power lines — so the incentive is always to build more, charge more, and pass the bill to you.

A payday loan is sold as a bridge to the next paycheck. It’s built to be a trap: fees that work out to annual rates of 300 percent or more, due in full in two weeks, so borrowers roll it over again and again and pay more in fees than they ever borrowed.

Equality in voting would mean that for every vote possible in a system, the inverse of that vote is also possible. So, for example, someone who opposes a certain candidate would be able to balance off the vote of someone who supports that candidate and opposes all the others.

Places a one year moratorium on the issuance of data center permits; requires utilities to establish an independent classification of service for.

The adult world, the courts, and the legislature treat the rights of minors as disposable shorthand for incapacity, leading to laws that harm and oppress students and minors without them having any say. Being under 18 shouldn’t make you any less of an autonomous person.

Podcast Episode · The Tenth · Sep 20 · 16m

California SB955 establishes guidelines for paying handling fees to incentivize redemption of empty beverage containers.

California SB1077 establishes a landing page and communications plan for CalFresh during federal government shutdowns.

The Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026 (S2882) is a comprehensive funding bill that extends government operations and various federal programs through October 31, 2025.

People cant afford gas, let alone healthcare. It’s a basic human right!