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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Winter weather to disrupt U.S. gas production, increase prices
“This deep freeze is hurting production, especially for natural gas,” Price Futures Group analyst Phil Flynn wrote in his daily market commentary.
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Newly released records reveal 725% increase in Medicaid for Illinois children without SSNs
After more than a year of digging, Statehouse candidate Bailey Templeton’s most public records collection shows 1,085 Illinois children under 18 without SSNs had Medicaid bills of $66 million in 2025. That’s up 725% from $8 million for 450 children in 2021.
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Biggest culprits of wildfires like California's include arson, power companies – not climate change
This isn’t just California’s story—nationwide, about 85% of U.S. wildfires are human-caused, from accidents and equipment failures to arson.
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After running as moderate, Spanberger era opens in Virginia with heavy dose of leftist proposals
Many of the bills take aim at election integrity efforts, reduce criminal penalties, tighten gun laws, and create legal hurdles for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations in the state.
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Bovino defends his trench coat from Newsom attacks
Images of Bovino wearing the double-breasted trench coat have become a meme, with his image usually in black-and-white coloring.
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Steny Hoyer backs ex-campaign manager to replace him in House
Maryland state Del. Adrian Boafo,D, is running to represent the 5th Maryland Congressional District, which includes much of the southern part of the state.
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Natural gas prices soar as major storm with ice, sub-freezing temps crosses US, impacting 230M
The increases will impact approximately 61 million homes that use natural gas for heat and cooking.
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Trump taunts climate activists over coming snowstorm
The Weather Channel projects the expected snowstorm to impact as many as 230 million Americans.
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West Virginia lawmakers try third time to amend state constitution to mandate citizen-only voting
Both chamber of the state legislature introduced measures Wednesday to amend the state constitution.
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Trump endorses Tuberville for Alabama governor
"I was proud to endorse 'Coach' when he ran for the Senate in 2020, and am honored to do so again," President Trump said