The New York HEAT Act might not make the final budget. The bill reduces the state s reliance on natural gas and cuts ratepayer costs by eliminating certain rules. It was in both legislative chambers one-house budgets, but last-minute scrambling could remove it. .
As state budget negotiations continue, groups fighting climate change are asking California lawmakers to cut subsidies for oil and gas companies rather than slash programs designed to slow global warming. Gov. Gavin Newsom s current proposal would cut oil and gas tax breaks by $22 million this year and $17 million the following year. .
The mother accused of murdering baby Halo Branton by abandoning her on the General Electric campus in Schenectady last month was arraigned in Schenectady County Court Thursday.