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Legislation Would Force Review Of Utility Company Projections

A pair of Ohio state senators want to tighten scrutiny of utility company electric-usage projections, hoping to avoid expensive new power plants that may not be needed. “The forecasts must be real,” State Sen. Mark Romanchuk, R-Ontario, said at a news conference Tuesday. “Forecast is not demand. A speculative project that may never use a single megawatt in Ohio should not become the excuse for costs that real customers are forced to pay.” Romanchuk co-sponsored Senate Bill 457, the Electricity Forecast Integrity Act, to “encourage more accurate forecasting to prevent ...

Wall Street Holds Steadier As A.I. Stocks Recover

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street held steadier Monday and recovered some of its sell-off from last week, as stocks swept up in the artificial-intelligence boom bounced back. Oil prices, meanwhile, rose following fighting between Israel and Iran, but they pared their biggest gains. The S&P 500 added 0.3%, coming off a drop of 2.6% from Friday that was its worst since October. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 80 points, or 0.2%, and the Nasdaq composite climbed 0.9%. Some of the best performers were companies that sell computer chips, memory and other products fueling the AI boom. ...

Pushkin Maintains Leadership Of West Virginia Democratic Party

CHARLESTON - Members of the West Virginia Democratic Executive Committee decided to keep Del. Mike Pushkin as its top leader heading into the November midterm general election, with party advocates excited about possibly reversing Democratic losses in the statehouse. The state Democratic ...

Payable On Delivery

Another week has passed and more drama has occurred regarding the contract the State Auditor's Office entered into late last year with Senate President Pro Tempore Jay Taylor, R-Taylor. In summary, Taylor was brought on as a contract worker in the State Auditor's Local Government Services Division from Nov. 11 through Dec. 31 of last year. According to the contract, Taylor was to provide professional services related to county and local government accounting and budgeting, including providing technical assistance to local governments, working on training programs related to fiscal ...

Miners Destroy War Eagles Saturday

Photo by Joe Lovell Wheeling Miners quarterback Daryll Clark twists and turns upfield during a rush attempt Saturday during the Miners' home game against the Maryland War Eagles inside WesBanco Arena. The Miners won, 71-0, to move to 4-1 on the season.

ASA National Tournament Team Reunion Today

Photo Provided The 1983 Lanos-Kraus 10-man fast pitch softball team, pictured, competed in the 1983 ASA national tournament in Meadville, Pa. The team is having a reunion from 4-8 p.m. at the Warwood Veterans Association on Saturday, June 6. In 1983, the team went 1-2 in the tourney, ...