In Nebraska, President Trump announced an executive order to waive an off-road requirement for the fuel, which is exempt from the federal highway tax.
Category: States (US)
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Trump Allows Cheaper, Dyed Diesel to Be Used in Nonfarm Vehicles
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Supreme Court to Hear Major Environmental Lawsuit
The New York Times – Business:The justices will begin their new term with a landmark case about whether local governments can sue oil companies over damages caused by climate change.
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Trump Promotes Program to Reduce Medicaid Drug Prices
The New York Times – Business:Ahead of the midterm elections, the president said that all states had opted in to an effort to align Medicaid’s prices for medicines with those in other wealthy countries.
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Prediction Markets and States Clashed, Setting Off a Furious Political Battle
The New York Times – Business:A legal dispute over the future of Kalshi, Polymarket and others has drawn in the Trump administration, the president’s son and nearly every state attorney general.
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Lake Mead, the Nation’s Largest Reservoir, Is Smaller Than Ever
The New York Times – On the Runway:Water levels in the reservoir, which sits behind the Hoover Dam, are at record lows. A continued drop would imperil water supplies for millions of people and cut electricity from the dam.
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Has America Already Undergone a Soft Breakup?
The New York Times – On the Runway:It can’t go on like this forever.
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Medicaid Urges States to Increase Autism Therapy Oversight
The New York Times – Business:The program’s spending on the therapy has quintupled since 2021, far outstripping the growth in diagnoses and raising concerns about overprescribing and fraud.
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Plug-In Solar Panels Are Starting to Sprout in U.S. Backyards
The New York Times – Business:Ten U.S. states have legalized systems that can be plugged into standard wall outlets. The technology typically does not require permits or electricians.
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Health Insurance Giants Are Fighting Efforts to Break Them Up
The New York Times – Business:UnitedHealth Group, CVS Health and Cigna are suing states over new laws targeting their pharmacy businesses.
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Short Naps, Long Hours: How Autism Clinics Squeeze Medicaid Dollars Out of Preschoolers
The New York Times – Business:The industry has grown rapidly, straining state budgets. A focus on finances has led to overbilling, fraud and even harm.
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Rising Energy Costs and Data Centers at Heart of NextEra’s Dominion Bid
The New York Times – Business:NextEra’s proposed acquisition of Dominion Energy comes as Americans are paying a lot more for electricity, and data centers are demanding a lot more power from utilities.
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Tesla’s Semi Truck could Jolt the Trucking Industry
The New York Times – Business:California truckers have expressed strong interest in the Tesla Semi because it costs much less and can travel further on a charge than electric trucks sold by established manufacturers.