Public utilities and governments at all levels have recommended ways to conserve energy during extreme hot and cold weather. Hochul was asking people to “voluntarily conserve power.” Experts told us ...

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A Georgia-specific study shows that premiums doubled in cost after the subsidies expired. Experts say it is reasonable to say that at least 300,000 people were “thrown” off their coverage. As ...

A new class of “social tonics” or “functional” drinks are being advertised as a relaxing, buzzy alternative to alcohol. But these drinks contain herbs, mushrooms and other supplements that your body ...

As a state senator in 2025, Republican Jay Collins sponsored a bill that sought to indefinitely extend a June 2027 deadline for eligible data centers to apply for temporary tax ex ...

As cities across the United States put their own spin on the nation’s 250th anniversary celebrations, New York City and Mayor Zohran Mamdani also honored the Big Apple’s place in American history.

President Donald Trump celebrated the Supreme Court’s June 30 ruling that states can ban transgender girls and women from girls’ and women’s school sports teams. The ruling ...

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled June 30 that states can ban transgender girls and women from competing in girls' and women's sports, but the court didn't require states to adopt that policy, sidestepping ...

Jon Ossoff supported the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act and championed portions of the bill. Vice President Kamala Harris cast the tie-breaking vote. See the sources for this fact-check Four years after ...

The Biden Promise Tracker monitors the 99 most important campaign promises of President Joseph R. Biden, elected in November 2020. Biden said his top priorities were fighting the coronavirus, ...

Grover Nordquist. It advocates a tax system in which the taxes are simpler, flatter, more visible, and lower than they are today. I ...

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