rochesterbeacon.com/2026/04/20/t... @rochesterbeacon.bsky.social #lacrosse #Olympics #LA28

$266B in building carbon costs saved thanks to BACnet, study shows The building automation communication protocol is proving to be critical to building energy efficiency, says ASHRAE.

www.facilitiesdive.com/news/266b-in... #BuildingAutomation

This image from PinkNews features two people standing close together against a backdrop of colorful rainbows. Overlaid text reads: "Russian website fined $6.6k over ‘Heated Rivalry’ review under strict anti-gay laws."

Russian website fined $6.6k over Heated Rivalry review under strict anti-gay laws ➡️ https://bit.ly/3OLB41C

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Women’s professional hockey a possibility for Roc | Guest Opinion The sport is seeing a rapid growth in both the men’s and women’s games, but as the Rochester region already has the Amerks in the AHL and can support their affiliated team in the NHL in Buffalo, there...

rbj.net/2026/04/03/w... #hockey #womenshockey #rochesterny

Women’s professional hockey a possibility for Roc | Guest Opinion The sport is seeing a rapid growth in both the men’s and women’s games, but as the Rochester region already has the Amerks in the AHL and can support their affiliated team in the NHL in Buffalo, there...

rbj.net/2026/04/03/w... #hockey #womenshockey #rochesterny

The owner of Hong Kong independent bookstore Book Punch has been arrested on suspicion of selling seditious titles, including the biography of jailed pro‑democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai, according to local media reports.

Photos: Kyle Lam/HKFP.

For the Same Cost as Another Mideast War, We Could Make Oil Irrelevant The price tag for building enough renewables to power the grid is eerily close to the U.S.’s typical price tag for the kind of war it would take to fully secure the Strait of Hormuz.

The price tag for building enough renewables to power the grid is eerily close to the U.S.’s typical price tag for the kind of war it would take to fully secure the Strait of Hormuz. trib.al/UBpn8gP

It’s time to fix the confusing election calendar - Rochester Beacon New York is moving certain elections to even-numbered years in a bid to increase democratic engagement. It’s a good step, but more can be done.

Anyways, here’s a piece I wrote last year focused on New York State. rochesterbeacon.com/2025/07/23/i...

While politicians stand against this new form of voter restrictions and disenfranchisement at the federal level, they will still turn around and advocate for their state to be first to hold a presidential primary. That goes against democracy as their state influences the rest.

Oh and the polling places aren’t the same for each too since schools and fire are administered outside the county purview.

In NYS, across school district, fire district, town, village, state, federal, and all the associated primaries, there are sometimes elections in May, June, August, November, and December all in one year.

Pretty incredible that Election Day is truly Election Day across the country. Even in the same state in the US, municipal, town, and village elections can all be held in different years and even different months.

Not to mention utility cost savings and affordability.

We have a real opportunity to leverage beautiful, historic buildings that remain intergenerational households, while making them safer and more energy efficient. Rochester led the way on lead paint removal for rented homes. The next step is addressing energy and holistic wellbeing and safety.

Rochester has a very old building stock and one of the highest percentage of renters for a major city in the country. Yet, most of those renters are in old, single family homes, not multifamily where traditional split incentive efforts focus.

Ah the “split incentive.” Thankfully @imtspeaks.bsky.social and others are doing work on this. And @urbaninstitute.bsky.social and the Climate Solutions Accelerator will have some exciting new policy lever announcements focused on Rochester, NY but applicable elsewhere coming very soon!

Letter to Governor Hochul to Uphold CLCPA and End Support for False Solutions Governor Hochul has been dragging her feet on implementing New York's ambitious climate law since she was elected governor. Now, she's trying to hijack the state's budget process to suit her own anti-...

Please send and share this online letter, urging NY's legislators to uphold the CLCPA (NY’s Climate Law) and end support for false climate solutions. It’s crucial that they hear from us today and in the coming days as budget negotiations are taking place. actionnetwork.org/letters/lett...

Angry about your energy bills? Here's what you can do right now. New Yorkers’ electricity bills are some of the highest and fastest rising in the country (with gas heating bills not far behind). That's real, and it's not your fault. The reason? Decades of dependen...

We must defend our Climate Law not only in the legislative realm but also in the regulatory one. A group backed by fossil fuel interests asked NY's Public Service Commission for a hearing on the Climate Law. This could weaken the law. Send this letter by March 30! actionnetwork.org/letters/angr...

Morning Digest: Juliana Stratton wins come-from-behind victory in Illinois Senate primary She's now on track to become the state's second Black woman senator

Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton's come-from-behind primary win in Democratic-leaning Illinois means that, for the first time ever, the Senate is poised to have three Black women serving simultaneously for the first time.

With his first of now two wins at the games, Jake Adicoff of Team USA becomes the first out gay man to win an individual gold medal at the Winter Paralympics.

https://mrf.lu/0TMp

Conservatives Play Musical Chairs to “Cement” Majority on Arkansas High Court How seat-switching, plus a new state law, is helping gubernatorial appointees reap the benefits of incumbency before they’ve earned it from voters.

Arkansas’ constitution prohibits appointed justices from running for their own position, so two judges are running for each other’s seats. No appointed justice had done this in the 21st century.

Diamonds in the Rough - The American Prospect Novel public ownership models have kept minor league baseball franchises anchored in communities.

Novel public ownership models have kept minor league baseball franchises anchored in communities. buff.ly/PRtCrf8

Conservatives Play Musical Chairs to “Cement” Majority on Arkansas High Court - Bolts How seat-switching, plus a new state law, is helping gubernatorial appointees reap the benefits of incumbency before they’ve earned it from voters.

NEW: Arkansas bars public officials who've been appointed by the governor to seek a full term for their position.

The 2 justices appointed by Governor Sanders are using a way around that — they're just running for each other's seats.

I wrote on Arkansas' supreme court races coming up in March:

Trump administration removes Rainbow Flag from Stonewall National Monument The Trump administration removed a large Rainbow Flag from a flagpole at the Stonewall National Monument, the National Park Service confirmed to Gay City News

When a headline says it all:

In Criminal Justice Elections This Year, ICE Contracts Are on the Hot Seat With roughly 2,400 elections for prosecutor and sheriff in 2026, Bolts reviews the map and early hotspots that will shape criminal punishment and law enforcement practices.

The filing deadline has already passed in many states and key elections have drawn just one candidate. In Nevada, for instance, no one filed to challenge the two conservative supreme court justices who are up for reelection this year.

RIT selected host for 2026 NCAA Division II and III Women's Lacrosse National Championships - Rochester Institute of Technology Athletics ROCHESTER, N.Y. – As the finishing touches are added to the $30 million Judson Stadium construction project, RIT officially announced the state-of-the-art facility

We're honored to host the 2026 @ncaa.bsky.social Division II and III Women's Lacrosse National Championships at Judson Stadium. ritathletics.com/news/2025/12... #lacrosse #ncaa

Governor Cox gets a lot of attention nationally for statements he makes praising moderation or restraint, but he's been pretty lock-step with signing legislation like this or eroding mail voting: boltsmag.org/utah-legisla...

The Gasoline-Powered Leaf Blower as a Metaphor for Industrial Society We need far, far more than a green energy retrofit. We need an entirely different way of existing on this unique, imperiled planet—a way that many Indigenous people are still familiar with.

www.resilience.org/stories/2023...

Nine Solutions for Political Corruption A new era of anticorruption reform is long overdue.

From @brennancenter.org www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...