The court ruling is expected to dismiss current and future lawsuits against ERCOT Texas, the state’s power grid operator. Last Friday, the Texas Supreme Court ruled the non-profit ERCOT Texas qualifies as a state entity and is protected from lawsuits Many people didn’t know what ERCOT Texas was until the 2021 winter storm disaster….
Retirees must brace themselves for lesser Social Security benefits increase in 2024 as they predicted the Social Security COLA 2024 could be 2.7%. Social Security Beneficiaries predicted COLA 2024 could be 2.7% There are still months away from knowing how big of an increase in Social Security beneficiaries. The Senior Citizens League released a…
According to a recent Blind survey, most tech workers are willing to accept equal or lower pay amid mass layoffs. Tech workers chose to have less income and be happier, said one Meta tech worker About 56% of tech workers in an official poll from Blind Survey said they would accept equal or less…
A pair of new stories investigating the increasingly prevalent practice of insurance companies refusing to cover certain medical treatments has sparked outrage among patient advocates and proponents of Medicare for all. The reports shed light on the detrimental effects of for-profit healthcare. ProPublica InvestigatesInsurance Company Denials, Causing Patient’s Financial Burdens ProPublica conducted an investigation focused…
Climate campaigners are urging pension funds to divest from fossil fuels following a study revealing substantial financial losses incurred by major U.S. funds due to investments in the oil, gas, and coal sectors. Pension Fund Investments Reveal $21 Billion In Fossil FueL Losses Stand.earth, in collaboration with the University of Waterloo, analyzed the public equity…
Ron DeSantis is advocating for significant changes that have drawn criticism from many. In a recent interview on Fox News, the Florida governor and Republican presidential candidate expressed his intention to eliminate the U.S. Department of Education. Alternatively, he plans to repurpose the department to address what he refers to as “woke ideology.” Furthermore, DeSantis…
Last Monday, the Department of Health and Human Resources, or DHHR West Virginia, announced the start of applications for eligible residents to avail of the Emergency Low-Income Energy Assistance Program. The DHHR West Virginia announced the start of applications to avail of the Emergency Low Income Energy Assistance Program Last Monday to June 30,…
Assembly Bill 374 was approved by the Senate in its 2nd session yesterday, one day before it was approved by the Committee on Business, Professions, and Economic Development by a vote of 11 to 1. Before being delivered to Governor Gavin Newsom, the measure must pass the Senate on its 3rd and last reading (the Assembly…
The death of a New Hampshire inmate was deemed not suspicious, according to the released autopsy report on Wednesday following the discovery of his dead body in a county jail cell in New Hampshire, as he awaits trial for allegedly killing his mother in 2016. Based on a Fox News‘ article, Nathan Carman, 29,…
A former police chief in Maryland sentenced to multiple life sentences for setting revenge fires claimed he never intended to kill anyone. Former Police Chief Convicted of Setting Twelve Revenge Fires Due to Grudges against His Enemies A 71-year-old former police chief named David M. Crawford was convicted of setting twelve revenge fires in the…