<ul><li>WASHINGTON _ President Barack Obama on Monday will propose a 2011 federal budget that would spend $1.3 trillion more than the government takes in _ then continue with deficits of more than $700 billion a year for at least a decade. …
<ul><li>THE ECONOMIST behind the Government’s plan to reform the public service, Colm McCarthy, has said the establishment of the so-called "An Bord Snip Nua" was "an absolute political exercise" aimed at softening up pu…
<ul><li>Jan. 31–PANAMA CITY — City officials are considering changes that could affect thousands of property owners citywide, and they want input. </li><li>At a planning board meeting last week, members were adamant that the p…
<ul><li>Jan. 31–Pueblo City Council announced a deal with Black Hills Energy in December, touting that the utility had agreed to pay the city $4.6 million by Dec. 31, plus another $2.9 million this year — all as part of a plan to build a …
It appears that in the 11th hour, Europe is still unable to decide just what the proper approach to rescuing Greece is. The Sunday Times has just released information that a plan to be published by Brussels on Tuesday, titled "Urgent measures to b…
<ul><li>Jan. 31–PPL Electric Utilities received approval on Thursday to offer an electricity plan unlike any other in the market. </li><li>Called "time of use," the plan has a higher rate during a peak usage period du…
<ul><li>POWER PLAN’S A GAS A UTILITY firm have announced plans to set up a gas-fired power station near the site of the former Chapelcross nuclear plant in Annan, Dumfriesshire.</li><li>(c) 2010 Sunday Mail; Glasgow (UK). </l…
<ul><li>Jan. 30–TransCanada Corp. on Friday filed with regulators hundreds of pages of new information describing how it plans to obtain commitments for natural gas to fill its proposed multibillion-dollar North Slope pipeline. </li>…
<ul><li>Jan. 30–National Grid is seeking a new three-year rate plan from state regulators that it says would have little to no impact on the delivery costs a typical customer pays. </li><li>National Grid, which provides electri…
<ul><li>Jan. 30–By CARL E. FEATHER </li><li>ASHTABULA — If 6 degree weather, 14.2 percent unemployment and postholiday credit-card bills are not enough to make you depressed, just wait until you get your electric bill. </li…