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Faced with little transparency about a mammoth facility, Lowndes County fights back.

States giveth corporations the right to exist, so the states can taketh away their political spending power—or at least, Hawaii and Montana are trying.

The mother lode of utility buyouts just landed on Hoosiers’ doorstep. Regulators have no say over whether the deal goes through.

Novel public ownership models have kept minor league baseball franchises anchored in communities.

2025 in Review James Baratta

Regulatory capture is at the root of the affordability crisis in electricity. Public power could offer a way out.

It’s only a matter of time before the drones, spy blimps, license plate readers, and motion-activated cameras come to the rest of America.

Regulators have been cracking down on consolidation just as dealmaking dries up and investors head for the exits. Can the lords of finance find a way out?

Private-sector investments in the green transition are plagued by climate and labor risks.

The Sunshine State is putting public pension money into risky bonds that transfer risk away from insurance companies.

The growth potential of decarbonization efforts is a double-edged sword for municipalities.

Previews of some stories I've written for MandateWire North America

News media are in a position to demystify the complexity of [Puerto Rico's] colonial condition.

Davidson Kempner has been ripping pages from the vulture fund playbook for years...

The goals of legalization’s architects will only be realized if an equitable marketplace takes shape.

But as Republicans make inroads with Latinos throughout the electorate, Maricopa could flip back to the GOP.

Millions of reproductive justice advocates have been riding the global “Green Wave"

Rest in power, Uncle Armando. You will be missed.

The resolution... reaffirmed Puerto Rico’s sovereign right to self-determination and independence.

Big Pharma’s efforts to address vaccine inequity have prioritized profits over people.