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Dem in House Oversight hearing refers to El Paso massacre and warns 'what goes around comes around'
Rep. Greg Casar, D-Texas, brought up the 2019 shooting at a Walmart in El Paso that killed 23 people. “What goes around comes around. I just want to make clear what goes around comes around,” Casar said. While one witness said it sounded like a threat, a spokesperson said the comment wasn't referring to violence.
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Nuclear power making headlines in IL as lawmakers don’t lift moratorium
Legislation that would have lifted a moratorium on the building of large-scale nuclear facilities failed to get through the Illinois General Assembly this spring.
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As utility bills climb, IL lawmakers fail to address what some call a crisis
This year, they will be even higher due to reduced capacity for power generation. Midcontinent Independent System Operator, downstate Illinois’ power grid, saw more than a 20-fold year-over-year price jump at its capacity auction in April.