Bernie Sanders

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Supported Proposition 40

California voters rejected Proposition 40, a one-time 5% tax on the net worth of residents worth more than $1.1 billion. The measure lost about 56% to 44% after a campaign that drew more than $330 million in opposition spending.

Updated Yesterday

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Calling for a national moratorium on data center construction

Voters approved data center restrictions in 44 of the 45 local elections where counting was complete, according to Redbud Consulting's tally reported by the Associated Press. Democrats also won governorships in Texas, Arizona, Georgia and Ohio after campaigns that promised tighter rules on the facilities.

Updated 3 days ago

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Called for an immediate national data center moratorium

Voters decided at least 47 local data center measures across 13 states in 2026. In 46, the result went against the facilities, according to Ballotpedia. On Nov. 3, 40 of 41 measures favored limits; the exception was Harwood, North Dakota.

Updated 4 days ago

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Administered oath at Mamdani's public ceremony

Zohran Mamdani became New York City's first Muslim and South Asian mayor on January 1, 2026, at age 34. His early months brought a $1.7 billion child care partnership with Governor Kathy Hochul, a two-year rent freeze and a $28 billion housing plan. His plan to tax the wealthy stalled against Council Speaker Julie Menin and Hochul.

Updated 6 days ago

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Introduced the Ban Flock Act

A federal judge in Oklahoma ruled on Oct. 1 that a warrantless search of Flock Safety's license plate database was 'indiscriminate mass surveillance' and violated the Fourth Amendment. Judge Sara Hill suppressed 91 pounds of meth found after a Tulsa County deputy ran a California plate without a warrant.

Updated Oct 21

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As of May 2026: Lead sponsor of Raise the Wage Act seeking $17 federal minimum by 2030

On January 1, 2026, nineteen states raised their minimum wages—some by pennies, others by dollars—while Congress let the federal floor sit untouched at $7.25 for the sixteenth straight year. Washington state now leads at $17.13 an hour. Missouri and Nebraska hit $15. Hawaii jumped $2 in one leap. The increases will pump $5 billion into the pockets of 8.3 million workers this year.

Updated May 20

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As of May 2026: First federal legislator to call for national data center moratorium

Since late 2022, U.S. regulators and utilities have warned that AI-optimized data centers could reshape national power demand, ending an era of flat electricity consumption and forcing rapid buildout of generation and transmission. By early 2026, those warnings have crystallized into concrete challenges. PJM Interconnection's December 2025 capacity auction hit the $333.44/MW-day price cap and failed to meet reliability requirements for the first time in its history. Data centers accounted for $6.5 billion—or 40%—of the auction's $16.4 billion in costs.

Updated May 10