Political victory is at stake: Gubernatorial hopefuls look to special...

Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, MD);  June 7, 2006 ;     697 words ......candidates for governor say they want the...Electric Co.'s pending rate increase. But who will emerge...that approved the rate increase in 1999. If I could...General Assembly, the governor and the mayor all...evidence on the rate increase. O'Malley's campaign...Ehrlich ...

Some legislators question size of rate increase Business leaders, while...

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  December 5, 1997 ;   LARRY SANDLER;   550 words ...Wisconsin Electric Power Co.'s rate increase was savaged by two state...study the impact of the rate increase and would consider energy...D-South Milwaukee) said the rate increase will be hardest on the...government any more their governor's appointees are ...

PSC chief balks at being the goat; Refuses blame for rate increase.(PAGE...

The Washington Times;  April 25, 2006 ;     760 words ......criticism about the rate increase and to explain...time to study the governor's rate-relief...critic of the governor's rate deal. I...pressuring the governor, a fellow Republican...lawmakers blamed BGE's rate increase on the PSC, which...not override the ...

Governor sets aside $50 million to reduce Wind Pool rate increase

The Mississippi Business Journal;  June 19, 2006 ;   Lofton, Lynn;   540 words ......be a few weeks before the final rate increase in the Wind Pool insurance is...become much more difficult," the governor said. He intends to use $30 million...will be crunched. He hopes the rate increase will be determined within a few...

Judge Denies Rate Increase To Prince George's Hospital; Appeal of State...

The Washington Post;  October 23, 2003 ;   Ovetta Wiggins;   633 words ......Commission with instructions to grant the rate increase immediately, retroactive to Sept. 1. The...Dimensions Healthcare System, asked for the rate increase last month and said it was needed to stave...there are among the justifications for a rate increase. Dunbar argued that denial ...

85% in CUB poll oppose rate increase for Edison

Chicago Sun-Times;  December 19, 1988 ;   Tom Gibbons;   360 words ......overwhelmingly oppose the utility receiving another rate increase, according to a survey released Sunday...think Commonwealth Edison does not deserve a rate increase, while 5.8 percent said the utility should...preparing to rule on a proposed $480 million rate increase for ...

Kentucky Water Firm to Seek Rate Increase in April.

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  March 27, 2004 ;     787 words ......in cash and assumed debts. FLOW says the rate increase requests by those utilities have averaged...nothing to do with the company's plans for a rate increase. The business plan for Kentucky American...December 2003. Kentucky American's last rate increase came in November 2000, when ...

R.I. gov. nullifies WC rate increase. (workers' compensation)

National Underwriter Property & Casualty-Risk & Benefits Management;  October 21, 1991 ;   Calise, Angela K.;   665 words ......Gov. Nullifies WC Rate Increase In what the National...ever, Rhode Island Governor Bruce G. Sundlun...orders from the governor, Mr. Paradis, who...extremely large rate increase, and I am very...recommended this rate increase strictly in accordance...the move by the ...

Garvey critical of utility rate increase He sees an appearance of conflict...

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  April 3, 1998 ;   TOM HELD;   331 words ...The rate increase granted to the Wisconsin...Commission, which approved the rate increase, and utility officials...Thompson campaigns and the rate increase approved by the PSC, whose...members are appointed by the governor, gave the appearance of...the PSC granted a 12.3% ...

Politicians won't stop BGE's June rate increase

Maryland Gazette;  March 10, 2007 ;   ANDREW CHILDERS Staff Writer;   477 words ......customers facing a 50 percent rate increase on that day. But senators...Nominees Steve Larsen, the governor's pick for chairman, and...think when the 50 percent rate increase hits, there will be another...request for a 72 percent rate increase last year, exacerbated ...

Utility crisis grows despite rate increase.

The Washington Times;  January 7, 2001 ;   Elias, Thomas D.;   787 words ......state's two largest electric utilities a 90-day rate increase of 9 percent for residential customers and...continues full blast because the temporary rate increase satisfied nobody, including Democratic Gov...Public Utilities Commission that imposed the rate increase. At the same ...

COMMISSIONER OF INSURANCE DALE SLASHES WIND POOL RATE INCREASE REQUEST BY...

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  July 28, 2006 ;     787 words ......Association (MWUA) a rate increase of only 90% in the...would recommend a rate increase of 192.8% in the...developed by the MID and Governor Haley Barbour's...to the Wind Pool rate increase filing request...stress that this rate increase is not going ...

DALE SLASHES WIND POOL RATE INCREASE REQUEST BY OVER 300% MOVE SAVES...

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  July 28, 2006 ;     787 words ......Association (MWUA) a rate increase of only 90% in the...would recommend a rate increase of 192.8% in the...developed by the MID and Governor Haley Barbour's...to the Wind Pool rate increase filing request...stress that this rate increase is not going ...

Calif. Considers Raising Electricity Rate; Increase of 40 Percent Is...

The Washington Post;  March 27, 2001 ;   Peter Behr;   705 words ......not given any advice to them on the subject of a rate increase." Lynch's plan was not welcomed by consumer advocates...Cambridge Energy Research Associates. The proposed rate increase could lead consumers to conserve 2,000 megawatts...use more electricity would pay more for it. The rate ...

Florida House Speaker Calls for Repeal of Phone-Rate Increase.

Tallahassee Democrat (Tallahassee, Florida) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News);  March 23, 2004 ;     763 words ......million local telephone rate increase. It is time to go back...Monday. Byrd voted for the rate-increase bill, which was passed...I don't support the rate increase at all, Crist said. We...is not relevant to the rate increase being sought by local...Gov. Jeb Bush, said ...