US REGIONS

Maine has successfully defended their internet privacy law, one of the strictest of its kind in the U.S., against a lawsuit brought forward by a group of telecommunication providers.

Texas collected $77.2 billion in taxes in the fiscal year through August, according to new state data, thanks in part to economic growth and scorching-hot inflation.

Juul Labs will have to pay at least $438.5 million as part of a settlement with 34 states and territories, ending a two-year investigation into their marketing practices.

The California Independent System Operator, the state's grid operator, urged residents again to refrain from charging electric vehicles amid record power consumption.

Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm offered her support for California's ban on gas-powered vehicles after 2034, adding that the state was "leaning in."

California's push to ban new gas vehicles by 2035 could spread to 17 states across the country. The measure faces firm opposition in several states, however.

Micron Technology announced plans Thursday to invest about $15 billion in a new memory chip manufacturing factory in Idaho, the state where it's headquartered.

A nursing home staffing crisis is unfolding in Pennsylvania as 14 nursing homes go on strike due to contract negotiations falling through.

The North Dakota Supreme Court reversed a decision made in a lower court in a dispute involving oil and natural gas royalties with a Houston-based energy company.

Amtrak will resume its train service on Sept. 26 from Seattle to Vancouver, earlier than the December restart date previously announced.

PharmaTech's previous co-owner, Raidel Figueroa, has been sentenced to over three years for lying to the FDA and allowing contaminated medicine to go to pediatric hospitals.

Louisiana's long-neglected critical infrastructure systems are slated to get a major boost in federal funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.

A Colorado utility company was slammed on social media after customers were locked out of their smart thermostats as temperatures rose past 90 degrees.

New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella announced that the state reached a $40.5 million settlement with Johnson & Johnson over opioid claims on Thursday.

Vermont will begin phasing out its federally funded rental assistance as funding has begun drying up. New applications will no longer be accepted beginning on Oct. 1.

UW Health nurses approved moving forward with a strike. The union plans to notify administrators that they will strike if they are not recognized as a union on Friday.

Pure Watercraft has announced a $5 million investment into a former steel plant in West Virginia. The company expects to start building and fulfilling orders at the plant in early 2023.

Known for its famous London Bridge and situated along the Colorado River, Lake Havasu City, Arizona, is one of the southwestern cities and tourist towns the extreme heat is impacting.

The last coal plant in Hawaii, operated by AES Corporation, has been taken offline as the state wants to shift to solely using renewable energy sources by 2045.

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey visited Taiwan, where Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd. announced the construction of a $12 billion chip manufacturing plant in Arizona.