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More than 93,000 Wisconsin households could lose electricity, gas or water service next month if regulators allow a yearlong moratorium on utility shut-offs to expire, though recent federal aid packages could provide some relief. Data collected by the Public Service Commission show that as of Feb. 15, as many as 121,633 households met the criteria for disconnection, which in most cases means they were at least 60 days past due. [NFA] Major Apple supplier Foxconn may make electric vehicles at it...

TOM LUTEY A Colstrip lawmaker’s attempt to hand budget control of Montana’s consumer advocate to an energy committee drew concerns Monday about how utility customers might fare. At issue is who controls the purse strings for the Montana Consumer Counsel, the constitutionally-created defender of the public’s interest in matters concerning public utilities. The state constitution gives the Consumer Counsel power to investigate utility matters and, if necessary, sue on c...

CHARLOTTE — After last month’s winter storm, gas price averages have jumped 10 to 12 cents in the Carolinas, and prices will likely continue to increase this week, following the

Umatilla Electric Cooperative has been granted a key piece of support in its efforts to build a transmission line in Boardman that has drawn opposition from some property owners.

The Washington County Board of Education voted down a motion Monday to make a counter offer to a prospective buyer for the old Boones Creek Middle School property. The board was told an undisclosed buyer had offered $1.2 million for the 12-acre site, where board members have already agreed to demolish the vacant school building later this month. School board member Mike Masters made a motion to offer a $1.375 million purchase price to the buyer, which would cover the county’s cost for that...

OPINION We’re all familiar with Isaac Newton’s well-known law of physics that every action has an equal and opposite reaction. Although specific to the science of physics, we can apply

A bipartisan bill in the N.C. Senate would add to the overall funding for the state’s Film and Entertainment Grant program.

When the COVID-19 pandemic shut down businesses, schools and gathering places last year, many people turned to the outdoors for an escape. But the increase in visitors to places like national parks meant social distancing became a challenge in these places too. In order to reduce the impact of visitors on national parks, park infrastructure, like roads and visitors centers, funnel visitors to certain areas. Which meant when park visitation increased during the pandemic, so did human traffic at ...

A bill that would provide needed broadband service help, but which puts the costs of the work on electric cooperatives is making its way through the Texas House of Representatives, with a public hearing coming Thursday before the State Affair Committee. “This is simply a situation where a large company called Charter (Communications) has bid for government money to take broadband to rural communities, but they bid too low and to recap their losses are passing on the expense to co-op member...

GALESBURG — In 2004, Loving Bottoms founder LeeAnn Porter was living in Kentucky. She says she was coming out of an abusive relationship, and was going through a divorce. As a single mom with three children — the youngest only 6 months old — she found herself under immense financial strain. While her landlord helped her receive assistance through WIC and other programs, things remained a challenge. Porter said food was not a huge difficulty, and she was able to cook, but other th...