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Editorial illustration of Vermont budget charts and a calculator on a desk with a gold-domed statehouse in the distance.

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Vermont July Revenue Falls $7.4 Million Below Target

Vermont’s three main funds collected $258.8 million in July, $7.4 million below target. Personal income tax led the shortfall, but officials warn that one month does not establish the fiscal 2027 trend.

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Michigan to Bar Untreated Firewood Imports in 2027

Sep 24, 2026

A modern data center campus beside transmission lines and water infrastructure in a dry Texas landscape at dawn.

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Texas Halts Data Center Permits Pending Grid and Water Audits

Sep 24, 2026

An illustrative marina construction site with floating docks, bulkhead work, drainage components and moored boats.

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Maryland Starts $30 Million Somers Cove Marina Overhaul

Sep 24, 2026

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Maine Reviews New PFAS Exemptions After 2 Approved Uses

Sep 24, 2026

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Kentucky Court Blocks School-Board Rule for 2 Large Districts

Sep 24, 2026

Empty port boardroom overlooking cargo cranes and container ships in South Carolina

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South Carolina Ports Ratifies $923,000 Severance After Lawsuit

Sep 24, 2026

Illustrative view of a modern gas-fired power station and transmission lines across Midwestern farmland.

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Iowa Consumer Advocate Challenges 1,200-MW Gas Plant Review

Sep 24, 2026

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Pennsylvania Audit Finds Gaps in Elder-Abuse Oversight

Sep 24, 2026

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Oregon Drops Psilocybin License Fee Increases

Sep 24, 2026

Storm-damaged coastal roadway and harbor infrastructure in Hawaii under overcast skies

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Hawaii Disaster Costs Near $1 Billion After Four Events

Sep 24, 2026

Students cross a North Dakota college campus quadrangle in early autumn.

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North Dakota Public College Enrollment Holds Near 47,400

Sep 24, 2026

A modest home under reconstruction in the western North Carolina mountains.

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Renew NC Housing Funds May Not Reach All Eligible Families

Sep 24, 2026

Illustrative commuter train traveling beside the Hudson River near reinforced shoreline and drainage infrastructure.

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New York Awards $19.7 Million Hudson Rail Design Contract

Sep 24, 2026

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Delaware Wins Permanent Block on SNAP Penalties

Sep 24, 2026

A generic gasoline pump and fuel nozzle at a quiet Connecticut service station at dawn.

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Connecticut Extends Gas Price-Gouging Guard to Oct. 22

Sep 24, 2026

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California Bars Investors From Steering Litigation

Sep 24, 2026

A modest used sedan parked outside a small-town consumer finance office in Arkansas.

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Arkansas Joins $694 Million Subprime Auto Settlement

Sep 24, 2026

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