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New Mexico electricity bills increase nearly 5% over last year

New Mexico residents are paying nearly 5% more for electricity than they did a year ago, according to the latest report from Choose Energy. Residents paid 14.49 cents per kilowatt hour in July 2021... Read more »

Justice introduces bill to require exemptions from vaccine mandates

If a private entity imposes a COVID-19 vaccine mandate in West Virginia, the business would need to provide medical and religious exemptions if legislation proposed by Gov. Jim Justice passes. Justice amended... Read more »

Why Denver school board President Carrie Olson is running for reelection

The Denver school board president, who was a bilingual teacher in the district for 33 years, is running for reelection to represent central-east Denver on the board. Carrie Olson was elected to... Read more »

Missouri Gov. Parson changes five members of cabinet

Missouri Republican Gov. Mike Parson announced several changes to his cabinet on Tuesday, including the immediate resignation of longtime Republican Sarah Steelman as the commissioner of the office of administration. “I think... Read more »

Reluctant Localities Are Being Dragged Into Court to Fix Sidewalks for People With Disabilities

From her Baltimore dining room, Susan Goodlaxson can see her neighbor gardening across the street. But while other neighbors stop to chat, Goodlaxson just watches from the window. She uses a wheelchair,... Read more »

Why retired Principal Mike DeGuire is running for Denver school board

A retired Denver principal who is a career educator and now coaches school leaders is running to represent central-east Denver on the school board. Mike DeGuire was principal of five schools in... Read more »

Florida fines county $3.57M for vaccine mandate that cost 14 workers their jobs

Leon County’s vaccine mandate required more than 700 workers to be vaccinated or be terminated by Oct. 2. Two days later, 14 county workers who refused the vaccine were fired. At $5,000... Read more »

NYC Fails on COVID Testing in Hard-Hit Inwood, Residents Charge

Long lines are a consistent presence outside a MedRite Urgent Care center in Inwood, the only storefront option for COVID testing in Manhattan north of West 181st Street. A van from the... Read more »

Denver voters to decide 13 ballot measures on Nov. 2, including 5 citizen initiatives

Thirteen ballot measures are on the ballot in Denver on Nov. 2, 2021. The Denver City Council referred eight of the measures to the ballot. The referrals include five bond measures totaling... Read more »

Murphy signs executive order to reduce fraud, waste around COVID relief funds in New Jersey

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed an executive order intended to eliminate waste with American Rescue Plan (ARP) funding allocations. The federal government sent New Jersey about $10 billion in ARP funds,... Read more »