A federal judge denied a request from several local groups that would’ve halted work on the Empire Wind 1 offshore wind project near New York, giving a win to the Trump administration that sought to keep the project going.
With California’s recent adoption of a long-awaited tax conformity update, a senior legislative staffer told tax lawyers Friday not to expect another broad attempt next year, but that there could be smaller efforts to make additional changes.
Representatives for Maryland and the electricity industry faced off Friday in arguments about the nuances of complying with the state’s new law governing how energy providers can market green power.
VIRGINIA LAWMAKERS are looking to redraw the state’s congressional maps as Democrats seek to counter similar moves by Republicans to win a House majority in the 2026 midterms.
The Forest Service must reassess a plan to eradicate a “functionally invasive” rainbow trout population in the Custer Gallatin National Forest and Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness, after a federal judge ruled the project’s use of motorized pumps to apply poison to the streams would unlawfully trammel protected wildlife.
South Carolina utility Santee Cooper is in talks with
US Secretary of the Interior
An Oregon federal court approved a $36.2 million cleanup agreement between the US government, several tribes, Oregon, and about 20 companies for the pollution of Portland’s Willamette River and surrounding area.
The Trump administration is pushing regulators to dramatically accelerate the process of allowing the booming data-center sector to connect to power grids.
An affluent school district in New Jersey is cutting staff and eyeing a property tax hike to address a nearly $20 million surprise budget hole uncovered this summer.
Democrat Derek Tran won the Nov. 5 election in California’s 45th Congressional District over Rep. Michelle Steel (R), who conceded Wednesday.
Republican Nick Begich unseated Rep. Mary Peltola (D) in Alaska’s at-large Congressional District, the Associated Press said Wednesday.
Democrat Janelle Bynum unseated Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer in Oregon’s 5th District, the Associated Press said Thursday.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) asked a federal court to prevent special counsel Jack Smith from destroying documents related to his investigation and prosecution of president-elect Donald Trump.
The idea of injecting more politics into filling state supreme court seats through partisan elections has taken hold in some Republican circles, and momentum could pick up after the party’s success this week in North Carolina and Ohio.
A convicted felon in New York may help determine whether Republicans hold all the levers of government in Washington next year.
