Winter Heating Bills Appear as Next Inflation Threat

Last winter was warmer than average, resulting in relatively low residential energy bills. Even without a severe winter this season, heating costs could rise to levels not seen in a decade. Various factors, such as low global fuel stocks, incentives for manufacturers to allow prices to rise, and the mismatch between supply and demand as …

As Democrats Cut Spending Bills, Some Americans Fear Being Left Behind

WASHINGTON — Democrats in Congress are curbing their ambitions for President Biden’s economic agenda, and Jennifer Mount, the home health aide, worries she won’t get the raise, which should pay more than $3,000 in medical bills for blindness in one eye. Edison Suasnavas, who came to the United States from Ecuador as a child, is …

In Takeover Chiefs, Bills Meets Little Resistance

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Before Patrick Mahomes saw the field as the Kansas City Chiefs quarterbacks three years ago, he saw their future. Ignoring the organization’s portfolio of postseason failures, stepping into half a century of landmines, he evaluated the Chiefs’ infrastructure—the creative coaching staff, resourceful front office, and core of young talent—and predicted a …

Major Climate Action in Danger in Fight Over Pending Twin Bills

WASHINGTON — President Biden framed this moment as the country’s best chance to save the planet. He said weeks ago in Queens, “the nation and the world are in danger”, where 11 people drowned in their basement apartments after Hurricane Ida’s floodwaters devastated communities from Louisiana to New York. “And that’s no exaggeration. This is …

How Democrats Can Shrink Their $3.5 Trillion Budget Bills

WASHINGTON — As Democratic leaders seek to unite their factions behind an expanding domestic policy package, increasingly clear The $3.5 trillion in spending and tax increases will likely have to be cut by a lot before it gets to President Biden’s desk. This will involve difficult choices for a party torn by insecurity and competing …

Newsom Signs 2 Bills To Ease California Housing Crisis

After the recall, California Governor Gavin Newsom, hundreds of bills The one that piled up on his desk during the campaign. He returned to housing on Thursday, signing a pair of measures to speed up construction in the state. first, called Senate Bill 9would eliminate single-family zoning by allowing duplexes in most neighborhoods across the …

Spain Takes Action to Reduce Rising Electricity Bills.

Spain’s government on Tuesday approved emergency measures to help households pay for the rising cost of electricity and promised to limit profits made by electricity companies as a result of the recent rise in natural gas prices. Wholesale prices of natural gas across Europe rose That’s nearly five times the levels in 2019. The rising …