By Jill Nolin | Editor
“I’m trying to wrap my arms around whether or not those costs are being borne by those that are causing them.” - Georgia Public Service Commissioner Peter Hubbard, referring to the energy costs associated with data centers
During hearings before the commission this week, consumer and environmental advocates raised concerns about the specific costs the Georgia Power is including in its fuel cost recovery plan. John McCosh/Georgia Recorder
ENERGY
By Emily Jones, WABE/Grist
Georgia’s largest electric utility wants to lower what it charges its customers for fuel, which would in turn reduce customers’ bills.
It’s a different direction, after several Georgia Power bill increases in recent years.
But critics worry the new rate could see ordinary customers footing the bill for serving new, large users like data centers.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency, on Feb. 20, 2026. (Photo by Shauneen Miranda/States Newsroom)
DISASTER RECOVERY
By Jennifer Shutt
State governments should shoulder more of the cost and responsibility for natural disaster recovery, according to a report released Thursday by the Federal Emergency Management Agency review council.
The board, created by President Donald Trump last year, called on Congress and the administration to make several major changes, including offloading the National Flood Insurance Program to the private insurance market.
Shipping cranes stand above container ships loaded with shipping containers at the Port of Los Angeles on Feb. 20, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. The U.S. Court of International Trade on May 7, 2026, handed a win to small businesses that challenged the president’s blanket Section 122 tariffs. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
TARRIFS
By Ashley Murray
President Donald Trump’s trade agenda faced another major setback Thursday when the U.S. Court of International Trade handed a win to two small businesses and the state of Washington after they challenged the president’s 10% global tariffs, imposed after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down his previous emergency tariff regime.
In a 2-1 decision, the court granted a permanent injunction to a Florida-based toy manufacturer and a New York-based spice importer that sued the Trump administration in March, alleging the new tariffs would harm their businesses.
Mifepristone, one of two drugs approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to terminate a pregnancy before 10 weeks’ gestation, can be dispensed without an in-person visit to a healthcare provider under FDA regulations. Whether that provision will remain is the subject of a battle that may play out before the U.S. Supreme Court in the coming weeks. (Photo illustration by Natalie Behring/Getty Images)
COURTS
By Kelcie Moseley-Morris and Sofia Resnick
Advocates and opponents of abortion access say they’re wondering what happens next in a critical telehealth medication case that created chaos and confusion over the past week after an appeals court blocked nationwide access to the drug and, days later, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito issued a temporary stay.
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