An influential legislator is calling for an oversight hearing on operations of the embattled Public Utility Regulatory Authority, including whether the authority was using ratepayer money set aside ...

With energy costs continuing to rise as part of a higher overall cost of living, many Americans are struggling to keep up with utility bills. A recent Payless Power study of more than 1,000 people, ...

COLORADO (KOAA) — With the latest government shutdown now behind us, Colorado's Low-income Energy Assistance Program (LEAP) is set to receive funding and will start distributing benefits this week.

The city of Topeka offers three programs to help residents pay their water bills. The Water Assistance Program provides up to $400 in aid and is funded by utility rate increases. A Utility Rate Refund ...

The Education Department is advancing its plans to eliminate itself, attempting a work-around to move certain mandatory programs to other federal agencies in a move resulting in considerable confusion ...

New Jersey's Winter Termination Program prevents utility shutoffs for eligible residents from Nov. 15 to March 15. Eligibility extends to recipients of various state and federal assistance programs, ...

The U.S. Department of Education said Tuesday it’s developed six agreements to send many of its key functions to other federal agencies. A majority of the Education Department’s funding for K-12 ...

A majority of the U.S. Department of Education’s funding for K-12 schools—more than $20 billion a year—will be administered instead by the U.S. Department of Labor under an interagency agreement the ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - The City of Topeka is increasing funds for its Water Assistance Program. The City will raise the annual amount of assistance for approved residents from $300 to $400, effective ...