ARLINGTON, Virginia, Jan. 18 -- The National Association of State Energy Officials posted the following news: By Sam Cramer The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection's Energy Programs Office, the State Energy Office, announced that its Shared Energy Manager Program helped local governments in the state save over $2.8 million in energy bills in 2024. The Shared Energy Manager program, using U.S. State Energy Program funds, helps local governments hire engineers to identify and i  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Jan. 18 -- The National Taxpayers Union issued the following statement on Jan. 17, 2025: * * * Shortly after today's announcement from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) that another 15 prescription drugs had been selected for coercive "price negotiations" between Medicare officials and manufacturers, National Taxpayers Union (NTU) warned that taxpayers will continue to suffer, not benefit, from this process. NTU President Pete Sepp offered the following  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Jan. 18 -- The Prevent Cancer Foundation issued the following Q&A on Jan. 17, 2025, with Katie Ryder, board-certified physician in internal medicine and pediatrics with the Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group: * * * Katie Ryder, M.D., is a board-certified physician in internal medicine and pediatrics with the Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group, where she is also a co-chief of Adult and Family Medicine. She sees patients at the Kaiser Permanente Silver Spring Medical   more