YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: It’s A Sunny Day On Sesame Street

Good things are happening! Sesame Street chases the clouds away, more states hold Big Oil’s feet to the fire, the data center boom faces pushback, and a judge saves peacemakers.

Come And Play, Everything’s A-OK

It’s a sunny day on Sesame Street. Amid corporate mishandling and federal funding attacks, the iconic children’s program has found a new home that will allow it to freely air its episodes nationwide, while many of its workers just scored new labor protections.

The developments come amid financial uncertainty at Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit behind the show. In December, the organization lost its decade-long deal with HBO, a key revenue stream, paying $30 to $35 million a year for the exclusive first right to run new episodes.