(The Center Square) – Legislation that would give the state’s largest utilities control over the construction of power lines in Illinois is back in the spotlight. A bill that would allow Ameren Illinois and Commonwealth Edison the right-of-refusal on what company was awarded the construction contract for power lines was the subject of a House Public Utilities Committee […]
(The Center Square) – Republicans in the Wisconsin Assembly are taking the first step to reign in some of the governor’s veto power. Lawmakers on Tuesday took up Assembly Joint Resolution 112, which would change the Wisconsin Constitution to stop the governor from raising a tax or a fee on his own. “Wisconsin’s unique partial veto […]
(The Center Square) – Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell said that he would not look at new revenue streams to address the city’s $229 million budget gap. Harrell gave his State of the City address with an emphasis on improving public safety, increasing the city’s affordable housing stock, addressing the drug epidemic and replacing aging infrastructure. […]
(The Center Square) – The financial crunch facing Philadelphia public transit weighs heavily on the minds of some state lawmakers. That’s why the House Democratic Policy Committee met Tuesday to discuss the importance of filling the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transit Authority’s $240 million budget deficit. “Public transit is really a lifeline to my community that I […]
(The Center Square) – Majority party Democrats’ proposed supplemental House and Senate budgets each contain a provision for $150 million in energy rebate vouchers that would be funded by revenue from carbon auctions that are part of the Climate Commitment Act. Both versions would provide one-time vouchers of $200 per household and require utilities and […]
James Biden is set to appear for a closed-door interview Wednesday on Capitol Hill, where House Republicans are expected to grill him on his past business dealings as part of their impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden. The president’s younger brother was once involved in China-based ventures with his nephew, Joe Biden’s son Hunter, and […]
Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said Tuesday that she will continue her campaign for the Republican presidential nod “until the last person votes” as former President Donald Trump hurtles toward the nomination. Haley struck this defiant tone despite polls showing that she will lose her home state of South Carolina, where […]
March’s Supplemental Security Income payment, worth up to $943 for individual filers, will go out to millions of beneficiaries in a little over a week. The payment will go out in nine days, on Friday, March 1, and is the second payment for 2024 because no payments went out in January due to a scheduling […]
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) is running out of time to launch a reelection bid in Arizona with a little over a month until a critical signature-filing deadline. The time frame to make the ballot was cut short by a week after the legislature moved up the date in recent weeks to avoid election deadline issues, […]
It has been 20 years since the United States elected a former governor as president, a streak that’s likely to stretch at least until 2028. But the presidency is surely on the minds of at least a few state-level executives who will descend on Washington later this week for the National Governors Association winter meetings. […]
