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Court affirms PUCO-approved rider to pay for natural gas company improvements
A portion of a PUCO order allowing Dominion Energy to collect approximately $73 million from its Northeast Ohio customers to pay for past capital improvements to its natural gas distribution infrastructure is not unreasonable or unlawful, the Supreme Court of Ohio ruled recently.
The Supreme Court rejected the arguments of the O ... (full story)
Railroads work to make sure firefighters can quickly look up what is on a train after a derailment
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — In the chaos after a Norfolk Southern train careened off the tracks and caught fire in eastern Ohio in February, it took roughly 45 minutes for firefighters to learn exactly which chemicals were involved.
Now the railroad industry is trying to ensure that never happens again.
Ever since that Feb. 3 d ... (full story)
Biden's Democratic allies intensify pressure for asylum-seekers to get work permits
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — As more than 115,000 migrants arrived in New York City over the past year after crossing the border from Mexico, Mayor Eric Adams and Gov. Kathy Hochul begged President Joe Biden for one thing, above all others, to ease the crisis: "Let them work," both Democrats have said repeatedly in speeches a ... (full story)
Ahead of abortion vote, Ohio Supreme Court has ordered a rewrite of some misleading ballot language
COLUMBUS (AP) — A wildly divided Ohio Supreme Court ruled recently that only one element of the disputed ballot language for describing a closely watched fall abortion rights question is misleading and must be rewritten.
The decision lets stand most of the word choices targeted in a lawsuit by Ohioans United for Reproducti ... (full story)
Black voters still waiting for new maps despite court ruling
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court's decision siding with Black voters in an Alabama redistricting case gave Democrats and voting rights activists a surprising opportunity before the 2024 elections.
New congressional maps would have to include more districts in Alabama and potentially other states where Black voters would ... (full story)