Exclusive | NYS Comptroller candidate Raj Goyle wants to take utility hikes out of hands of bureaucrats: ‘Getting squeezed’

Exclusive | NYS Comptroller candidate Raj Goyle wants to take utility hikes out of hands of bureaucrats: ‘Getting squeezed’

[ad_1] A candidate running to become the state’s financial watchdog wants to take New York’s ever-increasing gas and electric bills out of the hands of industry-affiliated bureaucrats. Democrat Raj Goyle — who’s looking to primary incumbent Comptroller Tom DiNapoli — wants to audit the utility companies perpetually asking for the OK to charge customers more…

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Texas takes big tumble in AP Top 25 after loss at Georgia

Texas takes big tumble in AP Top 25 after loss at Georgia

[ad_1] AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas fell seven spots to No. 17 in the latest Associated Press Top 25 rankings following a 35-10 loss to Georgia on Saturday, dropping the Longhorns’ record in the Southeastern Conference to 4-2 and out of contention for the conference championship game. Georgia moved up one spot to No. 4 with…

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Nets finally get second win with blowout over lowly Wizards

Nets finally get second win with blowout over lowly Wizards

[ad_1] WASHINGTON — The Nets picked up their second win of the season Sunday. Were their victories Pyrrhic, or were they progress? Brooklyn routed Washington 129-106 before a small gathering at CapitalOne Arena, listed as 14,164 but appearing about half that size. They came out on a football Sunday to watch a pair of teams…

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Terry Bradshaw went home sick from Fox pregame show

Terry Bradshaw went home sick from Fox pregame show

[ad_1] Terry Bradshaw said he missed “Fox NFL Sunday” show due to a cold. The 77-year-old Fox Sports NFL analyst assured fans that all is “good” after his absence in Week 11 stirred buzz online. “Just incase you notice, won’t be on Fox today. Just have a cold. All good,” Bradshaw wrote in an Instagram post.…

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USDA chief says ‘everyone’ will have to reapply for SNAP benefits after claiming rampant fraud

USDA chief says ‘everyone’ will have to reapply for SNAP benefits after claiming rampant fraud

[ad_1] The head of the US Department of Agriculture said the Trump administration is planning to have “everyone” receiving SNAP benefits reapply after a probe into a bulk of Republican-led states allegedly found 186,000 cases of fraud. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins alleged that fraud was running rampant around the embattled Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), claiming “186,000…

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