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Changes to food aid in debt bill would cost money, far from savings GOP envisioned
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Republican attempt to expand work requirements for federal food aid in debt legislation moving through Congress would increase federal spending by $2.1 billion over 10 years — far from the cuts GOP lawmakers had promised. A compromise on the food aid...
Debt limit deal is in place, but budget deficit is still a multi-decade challenge for US government
WASHINGTON (AP) — Even with the new spending restraints in the debt limit deal that cut borrowing by $1.5 trillion, the U.S. government's deficits are still on course to keep climbing to record levels over the next few decades. The projections are a sign that the two-year truce...
Timeline: How Georgia and South Carolina nuclear reactors ran so far off course
WAYNESBORO, Ga. (AP) — The first of two nuclear reactors in Georgia is generating electricity and could be days away from achieving full-power operation. But the new units at Georgia Power Co.'s Plant Vogtle are $17 billion over budget and running seven years late. Customers of...
Editorial Roundup: Minnesota
Minneapolis Star Tribune. May 22, 2023. Editorial: State gambles on government solutions DFL didn’t stop at spending the surplus, betting on a second Minnesota Miracle. Minnesota’s elected leaders are wrapping up a legislative session for the ages...
Lenny Kravitz, Billie Eilish set for Global Citizen's 'Power Our Planet' show for climate financing
Music superstars Lenny Kravitz, Billie Eilish and H.E.R. will team with advocacy nonprofit Global Citizen for a free concert in front of the Eiffel Tower designed to convince world leaders to take further action against climate change. “Power Our Planet: Live in Paris” is set for...
Will Biden's hard-hat environmentalism bridge the divide on clean energy future?
WASHINGTON (AP) — When John Podesta left his job as an adviser to President Barack Obama nearly a decade ago, he was confident that hundreds of miles of new power transmission lines were coming to the Southwest, expanding the reach of clean energy throughout the region. So Podesta...
California governor seeks to speed up water, clean energy projects delayed by lawsuits, permits
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday pledged to fast-track hundreds of billions of dollars' worth of construction projects throughout the state, including a pair of large water endeavors that have languished for years amid permitting delays and opposition from...
FBI broke rules in scouring foreign intelligence on Jan. 6 riot, racial justice protests, court says
WASHINGTON (AP) — FBI officials repeatedly violated their own standards when they searched a vast repository of foreign intelligence for information related to the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol and racial justice protests in 2020, according to a heavily blacked-out court order...
Oil drilling project near mouth of Amazon River rejected by Brazil's environmental regulator
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s environmental regulator has rejected a license for a controversial offshore oil drilling project near the mouth of the Amazon River that had drawn strong opposition from activists who warned of its potential for damaging the area. The agency’s...
Delegate resigns seat to take position with American Electric Power
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A Republican House member in West Virginia is resigning to take a position at American Electric Power. Delegate Erikka Storch of Wheeling said in a letter to House Speaker Roger Hanshaw that her resignation would be effective on May 19, news outlets...
