# PM News: Rent Fixing Settlement and E-Book Access Reform

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Podcast: [Good News for Lefties | Daily News for Democracy](https://stenobird.com/podcast/good-news-for-lefties-daily-news-for-democracy-6982465)
Published: 2026-06-26T21:00:06+00:00
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## Resource

Livcor, a major property management company, has been ordered to pay $7 million to Oregon and eight other states for using software that artificially inflated rent prices. In Rhode Island, where new legislation has been passed to protect public libraries from restrictive digital licensing agreements that hinder access to ebooks. Today's Stories: Oregon reaches $7 million settlement with property management company for hiking rent prices | News From The States Rhode Island joins multistate push to rein in e-book licensing costs for libraries | News From The States Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/good-news-for-lefties-daily-news-for-democracy--6256627/support .

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