D.C. Council member Janeese Lewis George listens during a budget hearing on July 14. (Leah Millis/For The Washington Post) D.C. politicians, eager to show that they understand voters’ frustration ...

Washingtonians are living through a relentless affordability crisis. From the grocery aisle to the gas pump, the cost of living has moved from “concerning” to “unsustainable.” Our state consistently ...

Ken McElroy discusses Resident Utility Billing Services (RUBS) and how not charging tenants for utilities can lead to a significant loss of revenue in multifamily properties. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s ...

RCMP say three people have been arrested after a large quantity of illicit drugs was uncovered in a shipment of pickles. The RCMP Federal Policing Pacific Region said in a release that police had ...

The Ford Motor Company's Lincoln brand is recalling a great deal of sport utility vehicles for an image processing module that may reset unexpectedly due to computational overloads when tracking a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. With utility rates rising across Illinois, consumer groups are backing proposed legislation to wring $40 million per year in ...

It's something Indiana lawmakers say is a bipartisan issue. IURC Chairman Andy Zay wants Hoosiers to know he hears their concerns when it comes to expensive energy bills. "We want our ratepayers' ...

An Illinois consumer watchdog group is pushing for new state legislation to prevent utility companies from charging customers tens of millions of dollars in hidden fees on their electric, water, and ...

The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office says that one man has died and another is in life-threatening conditions after a reported utility vehicle crash on Sunday night. JSO says the crash occurred at around ...

HONG KONG (AP) — China will ban hidden door handles on cars, commonly used on Tesla’s electric vehicles and many other EV models, starting next year. Trump’s Federal Reserve nominee to face tough ...

China is banning hidden door handles on all cars sold in the country, becoming the first country in the world to target the feature – which was popularized by Tesla but has for years drawn concern ...

The blast of winter weather that brought ice and freezing temperatures to Louisiana will likely cause prolonged spikes in utility bills, a result of the state’s dominant gas and electric supplier ...