Florida, which has a number of good muni systems, has passd an anti-muni bill out of subcommittee and out to the FL House of Rep.
If anyone in FL is reading this, get on the horn to your state rep today. Tell them to show the same courage against Bell South that folks in Indiana showed against SBC and that folks in NE and TX are showing.
Biden announced major crackdowns on junk fees at today's White House Competition Council meeting. I went deep on the competition council and the executive order to take on corporate power in our latest issue:
https://prospect.org/economy/2023-01-25-pitched-battle-corporate-power/
Heck, it’s not Tu B’Shvat yet!
It’s 👏 not 👏 even 👏 Purim 👏 yet
Just heard on TV a third grade FL teacher say that all books were removed from her classroom to comply with new state law. A state appointed “media specialist” will determine which books are acceptable. This is happening all over the state.
Welcome to the free state of Florida.
The solution to the @Mark_MacCarthy hole in the Google case? @PublicKnowledge has a book about it http://www.digitalplatformact.com
@PeterWelch & others have tried to put it into legislation too. Time for Congress to hold hearings about what regulating big tech should look like long term https://twitter.com/Mark_MacCarthy/status/1620232895301582848
The Weak Link In DOJ’s Antitrust Case Against Google’s Ad Tech Dominance via @forbes https://www.forbes.com/sites/washingtonbytes/2023/01/30/the-weak-link-in-dojs-antitrust-case-against-googles-ad-tech-dominance/
Floridians, take heed!
Here’s a quick index to some of Harold’s earlier articles on Indiana, Illinois Nebraska, Ohio and Texas:
Indiana:
http://wetmachine.com/i…
Texas:
http://wetmachine.com/i…
Nebraska:
http://wetmachine.com/i…
Illinois:
http://wetmachine.com/i…
Ohio:
http://wetmachine.com/i…
I may have missed one or two others. . .