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Montana PSC Approves $15.4 Billion NorthWestern Merger★ Louisiana Tax Ranking Improves to 23rd Under Landry Overhaul★ Ameren Wins Approval for Three Missouri Battery Systems★ Grand Jury Charges Jason Saine With Felony Embezzlement Over $100,000★ Democrat Scott Colom Wins Mississippi Senate Race★ Iowa Regents Plan Closer Review of University Athletics Budgets★ New Jersey Regulators Approve Virtual Power Plant, Battery Programs★ Atlanta Airport Study Rejects Private Security Screening★ Montana PSC Approves $15.4 Billion NorthWestern Merger★ Louisiana Tax Ranking Improves to 23rd Under Landry Overhaul★ Ameren Wins Approval for Three Missouri Battery Systems★ Grand Jury Charges Jason Saine With Felony Embezzlement Over $100,000★ Democrat Scott Colom Wins Mississippi Senate Race★ Iowa Regents Plan Closer Review of University Athletics Budgets★ New Jersey Regulators Approve Virtual Power Plant, Battery Programs★ Atlanta Airport Study Rejects Private Security Screening★

Billionaire’s Private Airline Prepares New Moloka‘i Route

Move to update Alaska’s public records law stalls after public feedback, changes

Small Retailers Face Mounting Pressures from Tariffs, Fuel Costs, Middle East Conflict

New Jersey K-3 Literacy Screening Reveals Gaps in Core Reading Skills

Disneyland Implements Facial Recognition at Park Entrances to Verify Tickets

California Drone Maker Skydio Plans $3.5 Billion Domestic Expansion to Break China Dependence

Drones join LAPD helicopters in city skies for standoffs, chases — and surveillance

As AI license plate readers spread across Colorado, grassroots movements push back

Democrats’ dueling data center bills have stalled as opposition to the industry mounts

Connecticut Lawmakers Advance $10.5M to Extend Microtransit Program

California Programs Deploy Community-Based Mental Health Services for Homeless Populations