California reject bill to crackdown on how utilities spend customers' money


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KEYT— By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers on Monday rejected a proposal aimed at cracking down on how some of the nation’s largest utilities spend customers’ money. California’s investor-owned utilities can’t use money from customers to pay for things like advertising their brand or lobbying for legislation. Instead, they’re supposed to

WKBN.com—Bill would ban utilities from using customers’ money for politics. A local state lawmaker says it’s time Ohio’s residents stop having to pay for their utility companies to spend money on political issues.

The Points Guy—California bill calls for crackdown on Clear at state’s airports. Could a crackdown on Clear be brewing in the nation’s most populous state? On Tuesday, California lawmakers will begin considering a bill that, if passed, could place serious new regulations on the expedited airport security service. Critics say it could effectively force Clear out of many Golden State airports. At issue is the fact that …

WSTPost—First asylum seeker to be deported to Rwanda as part of Rishi Sunak’s crackdown on migrants: African man given £3,000 in taxpayers’ money and flown to Kigali after rejecting attempt to stay in UK. By Katherine Lawton Published: 3:28 p.m. EDT, April 30, 2024 | Updated: 3:46 p.m. EDT, April 30, 2024 The first asylum seeker has been deported to Rwanda as part of Rishi Sunak's crackdown. The migrant, whose name is unknown, was flown out of the UK yesterday evening and arrived in Kigali. He was put on a commercial flight and given around £3,000 by the British taxpayer to help him relocate as part of a...