WASHINGTON, April 7 -- The District of Columbia Auditor issued the following report on March 18, 2025, entitled "MPD Policies Curb Influence from Hate Groups." Here are excerpts: * * * Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Amendment Act of 2022 In 2020, the Council of the District of Columbia passed the "Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Second Emergency Amendment Act of 2020," B23-825 (2020 Act). The 2020 Act was a direct response to the demands for greater accountability in po  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, April 8 -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has approved a special contract between Atmos Energy Corporation and Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc. (OBCI) under Atmos's Economic Development Rider Tariff. The order allows for a discounted natural gas rate to support the construction of OBCI's new manufacturing facility in Bowling Green. Atmos sought approval for the eight-year contract, which provides a 25 percent annual discount on the distribution charge for   more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, April 8 -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has completed its staff review of Duke Energy Kentucky, Inc.'s 2024 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP), a long-term forecast outlining the company's strategy for meeting future energy demands. The Commission has issued an order, dated March 21, 2025, entering the Commission Staff's Report on the IRP into the official record. The IRP, filed by Duke Energy Kentucky pursuant to state regulations, details the company's project  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, April 8 -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has issued an order granting a joint motion filed by Shelby Energy Cooperative, Inc. (Shelby Energy) and the Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Kentucky to waive a formal hearing in the matter of Shelby Energy's application for a general adjustment of rates. According to the PSC order, dated March 21, 2025, both parties jointly requested that the Commission allow them to submit simultaneous briefs outlining their   more