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Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. hosted a fireside chat at the National Governors Association in Colorado Springs on July 26, 2025, where he espoused a range of false and misleading claims about vaccinations, chronic disease, and public health. Tennessee Governor Bill Lee, a Republican, moderated the
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The Kentucky Public Service Commission has initiated a proceeding to consider Duke Energy Kentucky, Inc.'s application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity to convert its wet flue gas desulfurization system from a quicklime reagent process to a limestone reagent handling system at its East Bend Generating
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is reportedly planning to remove the 16 members of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, citing concerns that the organization is too "woke." The task force, comprised of volunteer doctors, nurses, and public health experts, decides which preventive health measures, such as cancer
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The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin has issued a regulatory update to Chapter 198, imposing a public water impact fee on development in specific areas of the state. The fee, $1,528 per Residential Equivalent Unit (REU), is adjusted to account for capital recovery credits outlined in a report. The
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The Ugandan government has launched a five-year Public Financial Management (PFM) Reform Strategy, valued at $296.3 million, aimed at enhancing financial governance, accountability, and transparency across the country's public sector. The strategy, which covers the period from July 2025 to June 2030, is expected to improve public
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Steven Gilbert's petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program has been dismissed due to his failure to prosecute the claim. Gilbert alleged that he suffered a right shoulder injury related to vaccine administration resulting from an influenza vaccine he received on September 26, 2018. Despite
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The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin has approved a $3,119,375 improvement project for the City of Glendale's North Shore Water Filtration Plant (NSWFP), located at 400 West Bender Road in Glendale, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. The project, which aims to improve the efficiency and reliability of the
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The Colorado Public Utilities Commission has made a decision regarding a joint petition from Atmos Energy Corporation, Black Hills Colorado Electric, LLC, Black Hills Colorado Gas, Inc., Colorado Natural Gas, Inc, Energy Outreach Colorado (EOC), and Public Service Company of Colorado to grant a partial variance from Rule 1105 regarding
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The United States Court of Federal Claims has issued an opinion on a vaccine injury case, with the parties stipulating an award of compensation to the petitioner, Amber Jones, due to her alleged Bell's palsy caused by an influenza vaccine administered on October 22, 2020. The stipulation was
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The Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University has announced that New York State Inspector General Lucy Lang will receive the 2025 Robert S. Tucker Prize for Prosecutorial Excellence. Lang is being recognized for her exceptional leadership and integrity in overseeing public sector investigations and her commitment to justice
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On January 16, 2019, Tina D'Errico and Paul D'Errico filed a petition on behalf of their minor child, R.D., seeking compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program due to alleged injuries suffered from the measles-mumps-rubella ("MMR") and varicella vaccines administered on June
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The Colorado Public Utilities Commission has approved Public Service Company of Colorado's (PSCo) request to lower its natural gas rates, effective March 1, 2023. The decision, made on February 22, 2023, allows PSCo to implement tariffs resulting in a 21.91% decrease in its current effective gas cost
