AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoClimate & Energy Legal Fight: Rhode Island AG Tong joined a 25-state coalition suing the Trump administration over EPA’s rollback of greenhouse gas limits for major power plants, seeking to restore the 2024 Carbon Pollution Standards and pushing EPA to better regulate existing natural gas plants. Regional Power Demand & Nuclear: New England energy leaders discussed a “nuclear transition” at UMass Lowell, citing rising electricity demand and the push toward small modular reactors, microreactors and fusion. Rhode Island Transit: URI and RIPTA launched a U-Pass partnership giving URI students, faculty and staff free, unlimited bus access statewide via URI ID cards. Health Insurance Costs: Rhode Island approved 2027 individual-market health insurance rates, with premiums rising an average 12.4% for people buying their own coverage. Housing Ballot Testing Grounds: Voters in Rhode Island and other states will weigh November housing affordability measures, testing different approaches from zoning changes to funding bonds. Local Business & Finance: A steep bond selloff is expected to drive outsized quarter-end portfolio rebalancing, with pension funds projected to sell stocks and buy bonds. Immigration & Labor: USCIS reported 953 H-2B worker approvals for Accommodation and Food Services in South Dakota through June 30, 2026.
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