PacifiCorp sues Wyoming regulators who rejected major electric rate hike
Wyoming’s largest energy supplier sued state regulators Thursday claiming they wrongly reduced a rate hike by disregarding federal requirements. Filed in U.S. District Court by PacifiCorp, the parent company of…
Abortion ballot measures could lift Dems in U.S. House races, campaign chief says
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chair Suzan DelBene speaks at a news conference at the U.S. Capitol on Sept. 19, 2023. DelBene spoke to reporters May 17, 2024, about how abortion…
Utah’s new homeless board is warned of major mental health bed shortage
Utah state homeless coordinator Wayne Niederhauser (left) and Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall (middle) participate as board members during the newly created Utah Homeless Services Board’s first meeting at…
Alaska Beacon aims to inform voters this year by asking candidates what Alaskans want to know
A sign directs voters to the polling site set up on Nov. 8, 2022, in the YMCA in Midtown Anchorage. (Photo by Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon) When the Alaska Beacon launched…
State intends to build new secure juvenile facility in VergennesÂ
A rendering of the proposed Green Mountain Youth Campus. Photo courtesy of Vermont Department for Children and Families The Vermont Department for Children and Families formally announced Thursday it intends…
Alaska lawmakers unanimously request Social Security reform to help teachers
Rep. Alyse Galvin, I-Anchorage, speaks with Rep. Andi Story, D-Juneau, on Wednesday, May 8, 2024. (Photo by James Brooks/Alaska Beacon) The Alaska Legislature has unanimously approved a resolution asking Congress…
Anti-abortion groups spar in court with state lawyer over crisis pregnancy centersÂ
Branches Pregnancy Resource Center in Brattleboro. Photo courtesy of Branches Pregnancy Resource Center BURLINGTON — Attorneys representing national anti-abortion advocates and two Vermont-based crisis pregnancy centers argued before a judge…
Correctional officers union opposes McKee’s nomination of interim director for permanent job
The John J. Moran Medium Security Facility at the Rhode Island Adult Correctional Institutions in Cranston. (Rhode Island Department of Corrections website) The union representing the state prison system’s correctional…
Justice: Special session to start on Sunday; child care initiatives not included on call
The West Virginia Capitol in Charleston, W.Va. (West Virginia Legislative Photography) Gov. Jim Justice on Friday announced that the long-awaited special legislative session to amend the state’s budget for fiscal…
Tougher DUI law meant to curb drunk driving in SC takes effect Sunday
Steven Burritt, regional executive director of Mothers Against Drunk Driving, speaks during a press conference on Friday, May 17, 2024 at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center days before a new,…