Ethanol no longer qualifies for financial benefits under California’s Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program, in the wake of legislation signed by Gov. Jerry Brown (D).
In an attempt to impose top-down containment on Massachusetts’s soaring health care costs, Democratic Governor Deval Patrick signed a law which creates a statewide global cap on public and private
Favorable weather conditions throughout much of North America helped U.S. and Canadian duck populations set new records this year, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service reports.
President Obama has big changes planned for Medicare Advantage, which relies on private insurers’ plans that contract with Medicare to provide coverage.
Congress is considering letting production tax credit subsidies for wind power expire at the end of the year, triggering a fierce battle on Capitol Hill over subsidies for a power source that canno
Xcel Energy failed to deliver on many promises regarding its smart grid pilot program in Boulder, Colorado, but the utility is nevertheless seeking full recovery from ratepayers for the $44.5 milli
Lobster is becoming more affordable for middle- and low-income families as warmer waters off the coast of New England are causing a surge in lobster populations.
AUSTIN, TEXAS—Taxpayer Savings Grants would save Texas taxpayers $2 billion in the program’s first two years and give families unprecedented school choice, Joe Bast, president of The Heartland Inst
Like many other states, Colorado’s political leaders must decide whether to accept the Medicaid expansion mandated by President Obama’s law at a time when their program’s enrollment is already abov
Private donors are stepping up to help California keep its state parks open, allowing state officials to forego plans to close 70 of California's 278 state parks.
A proposed solar power plant in the Mojave Desert will not have to meet the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) now that Gov.
Although President Obama promised that if you like your health care plan you can keep it, a new report shows more than half of all insurance plans for individuals in the United States won’t survive
Maryland has become the first state to enact a law prohibiting employers from requesting or requiring that an applicant or employee disclose a user name or password to personal social media sites.
Honolulu County has joined Hawaii’s three other counties in enacting a ban on plastic shopping bags, making Hawaii the first state with a total ban on plastic shopping bags.
As reported in the March 3, 2013 Idaho Statesman, a woman who has been designated a vexatious litigant by three western states for filing frivolous lawsuits--as well as by federal courts at the...
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