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Con Edison reaches $153 million settlement over deadly 2014 Harlem blast
Con Edison Inc has reached a $153.3 million settlement with New York State stemming from a fatal 2014 natural gas explosion in the East Harlem section of Manhattan, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Thursday. Cuomo said the settlement includes a more than $25 million fund to benefit gas customers, and an agreement by Con Ed not to seek reimbursement from customers for more than the $125.5 million it has spent on gas leak response activities since the March 12, 2014 blast, which killed eight people. The accord is the largest gas safety-related settlement in New York history, Cuomo said.
GOP bill would allow states to defund Planned Parenthood
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has voted to make it easier for states to deny federal family-planning funds to groups such as Planned Parenthood that also perform abortions.
Appeals court rejects NYC Mayor de Blasio's water bill credit
A divided appeals court in Manhattan has rejected New York City's plan to give small homeowners a $183 credit on their water and sewer bills, a defeat for Mayor Bill de Blasio. The Appellate Division, First Department of the State Supreme Court ruled 3-1 that the city's water board lacked a rational basis to award the credit to owners of one- to three-family homes, while leaving other property owners ineligible.
Iowa GOP passes bill opponents say will gut public unions
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Republican lawmakers in Iowa passed a bill on Thursday that would eliminate most collective bargaining rights for public workers in the state, a move that echoed Wisconsin's signature 2011 legislation but drew considerably less public opposition.
House votes to lift Obama limits on Alaska hunting, trapping
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has approved a bill to lift some Obama administration restrictions on hunting and trapping of bears, wolves and other predators on federal lands in Alaska.
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