{"podcast":{"title":"The States","slug":"the-center-square-daily-6742680","podcast_index_feed_id":6742680,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/yyj8m_Dh","website_url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/americas-talking-network4","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/ee064a44-be34-4c62-9b0f-be5ef1c62fac/764c77f8-ccbd-412c-bf97-23779178db6d/3000x3000/the_states_podcast_cover_art.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"The Center Square","episode_count":210,"summary":"The States Powered by The Center Square is a show that highlights the work of The Center Square reporters from statehouses across the country to Washington D.C. all with an eye towards the impacts of today's news on the taxpayer.","last_synced_at":"2026-08-02T12:19:54.889359+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-center-square-daily-6742680"},"episode":{"title":"Weekend Edition | Lawmakers Tied to Blackstone, High Prices Follow Private Utility Takeovers","slug":"weekend-edition-lawmakers-tied-to-blackstone-high-prices-follow-private-utility-takeovers","published_at":"2026-04-04T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-center-square-daily-6742680/weekend-edition-lawmakers-tied-to-blackstone-high-prices-follow-private-utility-takeovers","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-center-square-daily-6742680","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/americas-talking-network4","audio_url":"https://afp-444292-injected.calisto.simplecastaudio.com/8b02661e-96f3-4975-81b1-e2aa11528098/episodes/8d64ebd1-e94e-458e-8102-86a735de5e51/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=8b02661e-96f3-4975-81b1-e2aa11528098&awEpisodeId=8d64ebd1-e94e-458e-8102-86a735de5e51&feed=yyj8m_Dh","summary":"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.","meta_description":"On this edition of the Center Square Radio Hour, Only 10 U.S. senators voted against the bipartisan housing bill that restricts large institutional invest…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2880,"processing_state":"processed","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-center-square-daily-6742680/episodes/weekend-edition-lawmakers-tied-to-blackstone-high-prices-follow-private-utility-takeovers/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-center-square-daily-6742680/weekend-edition-lawmakers-tied-to-blackstone-high-prices-follow-private-utility-takeovers.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}