Politics & Policy
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Nevada utility's demand-based charges further delayed
The demand-based energy charges, which would be the first imposed by an investor-owned utility company on residential customers in the U.S., were set to begin Wednesday. The delay followed the company’s ongoing $63 million in refund payments to overcharged customers.
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Enviros say production of Gulf oil will hurt whales, but they celebrated Biden’s offshore wind
The Trump administration Tuesday exempted oil and gas operations in the Gulf of America from the Endangered Species Act, and environmentalists are raging over what they claim is a threat to endangered whales. Strangely, under Biden's term they had no such concerns for impacts from offshore wind and actively advocate for the industry.
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Report: New England electricity prices among the highest nationwide
ALEC released its analysis on Wednesday. North Dakota and Louisiana were the leaders in the review of electricity prices and energy affordability indicators as measured for each of the 50 states. The higher the ranking, the less expensive the costs for consumers.
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DHS confirms existence of body cam footage of anti-ICE protester's death
The altercation marked the second fatal exchange in Minneapolis amid the ICE deployment, following the death of Renee Good, whom an ICE agent shot while in her vehicle.
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Nearly 5K flights still delayed as of Monday afternoon, almost 4,800 canceled amid snowstorm
"We are focused on safely resuming our flight schedule, including in New York and Boston, our two largest focus cities impacted by the storm," JetBlue said
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Schumer vows to advance all non-DHS funding bills amid spending spat
The DHS bill is likely to prove a point of contention in the upper chamber and could lead to a government shutdown, which would mark the second such occurrence of Trump's second term.
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Dem Rep. Suozzi says he 'failed' by supporting DHS spending bill
Suozzi reclaimed his seat in a 2024 special election.
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Columbia names University of Wisconsin-Madison chancellor as next president, 5th leader in 4 years
The Ivy League school was effectively taken over by pro-Palestinian protesters after the start of the Gaza war and until police removed their encampments.
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Power load growth forecast drops slightly
The 2026 Long-Term Forecast is lower than 2025 in the near term through 2032, due to updated forecasting processes, including electric vehicle and economic forecasts, and improved vetting of requested adjustments for data centers and other large power generators.
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Trump calls for criminalizing 'fake' polls
Polling has consistently underestimated Trump's support in major elections, a phenomenon leading some pollsters to discuss the prospect of a "hidden Trump voter" unwilling to honestly express their voting intentions.
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FAA says 7 killed, 1 survived in private jet crash at Maine airport
"The airport is closed and we ask that the public avoid the area," the City of Bangor and Bangor International Airport said
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Trump says US deployed 'discombobulator' weapon in Maduro capture
“The discombobulator, I’m not allowed to talk about it,” President Trump said
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Everyday Economics: Fiscal reality meets Central Bank caution in week ahead
At Davos, Citadel CEO Ken Griffin pointed to Japan's bond selloff – where super-long yields surged and 40-year yields hit record highs – as an "explicit warning" about what happens when investors start to doubt a government's fiscal trajectory.