Energy and Environment
Dueling solar amendments determine who will pay
Sunshine may be free and abundant in the Sunshine State but there’s no free lunch when it comes to paying for solar energy.
Published on: July 25, 2016
Lone alderman in on refugee secret ‘stunned’ at speed of decision
A secret plan to make Rutland a permanent refugee resettlement community has divided residents and put the mayor’s pol ...
Published on: July 26, 2016
Here’s why the autonomous vehicle industry needs lobbyists already
ou can’t buy an autonomous vehicle yet, but the fledgling industry has already begun lobbying the government, which is ...
Published on: July 26, 2016
THIS JUST IN
Northwest Arkansas co-op building $50 million broadband network
Watchdog.org asked Williams how many of the 70,000 customers – only about 25 to 30 percent of which do not currently have access ...
Published on: July 26, 2016
Big labor, with big money, big force at Democratic convention
“Our movement will be an unstoppable force in this election because the stakes could not be higher," Mary Kay Henry, president o ...
Published on: July 25, 2016
Taxpayer restoration of historic courthouses trudges on
The Texas Historical Commission has handed out more than $265 million over 17 years in taxpayer money to rehabilitate and preser ...
Published on: July 26, 2016
Vermont Lt. Gov. candidates debate health care, guns, carbon taxes
As candidates for Vermont's next lieutenant governor met to debate hot issues, Democrats called for gun control, carbon taxes and ...
Published on: July 25, 2016
Democratic convention speaker Gwen Moore’s ‘greatest’ hits
Moore has uttered some of the more inflammatory, ill-informed statements in Congress.
Published on: July 25, 2016
Drug-testing company executive indicted as Epps investigation expands
The bribery investigation into former Mississippi corrections commissioner Chris Epps netted another indictment on Monday.
Published on: July 25, 2016
Sorting out Tennessee’s new liquor laws
You can now buy wine in Tennessee grocery stores, but the state still has a complicated set of laws regulating the sale of alcohol ...
Published on: July 25, 2016
Commercial lawsuits blow back on Texas taxpayers
Lawsuits over commercial property appraisals are on the rise in Texas, and taxpayers are footing an ever-bigger legal bill. The ti ...
Published on: July 25, 2016
Party platforms offer dueling visions of school choice
In an election season likely to be dominated by the economy, terrorism and the out-sized negative views many voters have of both m ...
Published on: July 25, 2016
TRENDINg
Natural Resources Defense Council perpetuates ‘toxic coal ash’ myth in ad
As Gov. Pat McCrory mulls over a bill to advance coal ash cleanup in North Carolina, an ad aimed at prompting his veto i ...
Published on: July 12, 2016
Harry Reid blocks vote on Whistleblower Protection Act
"Senator Reid prefers to play election-year politics, using the finest among us as a political football,” Johnson said ...
Published on: July 14, 2016
Red light cameras, kicking and screaming
Red light cameras are in trouble in Texas, but don’t expect cities hooked on the revenue they generate to give up with ...
Published on: July 13, 2016
REGULATIONS
Jackson is closer to reforming restrictive taxi ordinance
While a new ordinance wasn't forthcoming, agreement among Jackson City Council members on a taxi ordinance framework cou ...
Published on: July 19, 2016
Wisconsin’s 80-year-old ‘Tied House’ rules strike again
Wisconsin is home to 121 craft breweries and over 80 wineries, all of which are being regulated by a three-tier system a ...
Published on: July 19, 2016
Nanny State of the Week: Get out of the pool!
Vacationers to the picturesque resort town of Rehoboth, Delaware, very nearly got a rude surprise from the town governme ...
Published on: July 18, 2016
New in Education
Judge extends restraining order for East Detroit Schools
A judge has extended a restraining order that prevents Gary Jensen from taking control of four East Detroit Public Scho ...
Published on: July 18, 2016
Indianapolis may close low-enrollment high schools
Indianapolis secondary schools have only half as many students as open seats, and the city is planning to remove middle ...
Published on: July 18, 2016
Number of LA teachers in detention on the rise, as taxpayers foot ‘prohibitively expensive’ bill
A year ago, the Los Angeles Unified School District said it was taking steps to reduce the number of teachers relegated ...
Published on: July 18, 2016
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