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AFP Nebraska ads target Pillens proposed sales tax hike for property tax relief [Video]

One of Nebraskas most active conservative political groups said Monday it is launching a six-figure advertising campaign against Republican Gov. Jim Pillens proposals to offset property taxes by increasing the sales tax rate and culling exemptions.

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State Politics News

Where Biden, Trump stand on climate change as U.N. sounds “red alert” [Video]

2024 could be the hottest year ever, according to a new prediction from the U.N.'s weather agency. Leah Stokes, associate professor of environmental politics at the University of California, Santa Barbara, joins CBS News to discuss how the new report raises the stakes on the 2024 presidential election.

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National Energy News

US Department of Energy makes sovereign nations clean energy push [Video]

SPOKANE, Wash.- The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced $25 million for clean energy projects on tribal land on Feb. 27. The funding is open to federally recognized sovereign nations, who can apply for funding until May 30. According to the DOE, the effort is a response to disparities in utility costs faced by indigenous

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National Energy News

Sunak accuses Putin of setting off energy and food price bomb | News [Video]

Rishi Sunak has accused Vladimir Putin of setting off an energy and food price bomb. The prime minister was announcing his governments three-point plan to support British farming when he made the comments on Tuesday 20 February. Food security is a vital part of our national security, and recent years have brought home the truth of that, Mr Sunak said. Putin set off not just an energy price bomb, but a food price bomb too. The prime minister added that it is important to strengthen food security at home in an age of climate change and instability.