# Weekend Edition | Lawmakers Tied to Blackstone, High Prices Follow Private Utility Takeovers

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Podcast: [The States](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-center-square-daily-6742680)
Published: 2026-04-04T12:00:00+00:00
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On this edition of the Center Square Radio Hour, Only 10 U.S. senators voted against the bipartisan housing bill that restricts large institutional investors from buying up single family homes and requires investors to sell build-to-rent homes within seven years. A bill that could switch Georgia to Atlantic Standard Time was still pending as the General Assembly approaches its final day, but one group says it should fail. Residents of one Pennsylvania county have seen their water and sewer bills rise significantly since a private company took over the water company. And the Stock market has been signaling some concerns over the past several weeks.

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