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Panel: Co-op ratepayers won't subsidize large-load users
The Arizona Corporation Commission implemented a new process for electric cooperatives to prevent ratepayers from subsidizing large-load customers such as data centers. By Zachery Schmidt.

25 years after 9/11:  Victim family members share experiences, strength and hope
Twenty-five years after the Islamic terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, victims’ family members are sharing how they’ve turned their grief into positive action. They also are still calling for accountability, transparency and justice as two 9/11 court cases are ongoing.

25 years after 9/11: Candidates tested on past statements, associations
The 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks falls during the final sprint for control of Congress in the 2026 midterm elections. Some candidates seeking to secure wins in races across the country are under fire for controversial statements about the attacks.

25 years after 9/11: Americans impacted by terrorism calling on Congress to act
Americans who’ve been impacted by terrorism have been calling on Congress to authorize full funding for the U.S. Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Fund (USVSST Fund) and for transparency related to two 9/11 lawsuits.

25 years after 9/11: Debate over govt surveillance powers persists
The 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center occurs as a political battle rages in Congress over government surveillance powers enacted after the deadly event that killed 2,996 people.

WATCH: 9/11 first responders’ brains aging faster than their bodies, research shows
Twenty-five years after 9/11, health effects for first responders and others exposed to toxins at ground zero are still piling up. An estimated 400,000 people were exposed to toxic contaminants and subjected to physical injury in the hours and days that followed the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. One of the nation’s leading researchers working with World Trade Center first responders has found that those with chronic post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD linked to their work on the site following the 2001 attack, are showing signs of accelerated brain aging.

Minute by minute, here is the chronology of Sept. 11, 2001
Terror struck America on Sept. 11, 2001, when 19 al-Qaeda hijackers seized four Boeing jets and turned them into missiles, killing almost 3,000 people.The hijackers arrived in the U.S. on tourist visas with cash and travelers checks they got in the Middle East. They enrolled in flight schools. Here’s what happened on that morning of 9/11, minute by minute.

Canada retaliates as US tariffs fall short of lost revenue
Canada's retaliatory tariffs on about $20 billion in American goods took effect Tuesday, escalating a trade war in which the U.S. tariffs behind it fall short of the revenue they were meant to replace.

Trump targets Canadian goods in $50B federal procurement fight
Hours after Canada's retaliatory tariffs took effect Tuesday, President Donald Trump escalated the trade dispute again, directing federal officials to take steps to remove Canadian products from the government's Multiple Award Schedules, a procurement program with more than $50 billion in annual sales.

Report: States ranked on pro-worker policies
A Pennsylvania-based free market think tank released its latest report grading state public sector labor laws on Tuesday, tracking how government unions have worked to advance pro-union legislation at the state level in the wake of the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision in Janus v. AFSCME.

Supreme Court rejects Missouri's redistricting map
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a Missouri congressional map set to favor Republicans ahead of the midterm elections.  Justices on the high court affirmed a decision by the Missouri Supreme Court to hold a statewide vote on whether the new map could be adopted.

Supreme Court’s December calendar: Guns, immigration, parental rights
The U.S. Supreme Court in December will hear arguments in cases on semi-automatic gun bans in Illinois and Connecticut, immigration detention centers, voting rights in Arizona and parental rights related to transgender children in Washington state.  

Report: Government unions are alive and well
A Pennsylvania-based free market think tank released its latest report grading state public sector labor laws on Tuesday, tracking how government unions have worked to advance pro-union legislation at the state level in the wake of the landmark Supreme Court decision in Janus v. AFSCME.

Cannabis industry faces tax, banking hurdles
Most financial institutions are wary of working alongside cannabis-related businesses despite widening acceptance, according to a new report. 

Trump administration targets tax breaks for private schools
The Trump administration is proposing to remove the federal tax-exempt status of private schools that use race-based admission or diversity, equity and inclusion in certain school policies and programs. By Esther Wickham.

Pappas to face Sununu in New Hampshire U.S. Senate race — Democratic New Hampshire Rep. Chris Pappas will face former Sen. John E. Sununu in the November elections to settle an open U.S. Senate race that could help decide the balance of power in Washington.

Families from 9/11 urge Mamdani to skip Friday's 25th anniversary memorial — A coalition of 9/11 family members, first responders and elected officials on Tuesday urged New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani not to attend Friday's memorial marking the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks.

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SINEMA LAWSUIT GOES FORWARD: Alienation of affection litigation in North Carolina against a former U.S. senator from Arizona can proceed, says a federal judge. Defense for one-term former U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, a Democrat who switched to independent for the last two of her six-year term, asked Judge David Bragdon for dismissal on grounds she had no connection to the state. In the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina, Bragdon said text messages exchanged between her and Matthew Ammel provided jurisdiction to the Tarheel State. By Alan Wooten.

911 AIR TRAVEL: Some Americans only know what it’s like to travel in airports with post-9/11 security, but there are many who still remember what it was like to fly 25 years ago. Air travel remains much changed since the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, and most of the lasting changes have made flying safer for Americans, according to aviation security specialist Jeff Price.

911 REMEMBERING FIREFIGHTERS: Twenty-five years after the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, victims’ family members are encouraging Americans to remember the 2,977 lives taken and to demand accountability. Memorials are ongoing nationwide to honor 343 firefighters who were killed after they rushed into the World Trade Center twin towers to rescue people trapped inside. Many made it to the 73rd floor of the first tower before it collapsed. 

911: HIS DAY WITH PRESIDENT BUSH: Brian Montgomery, who led the presidential advance team and was with President George W. Bush in an elementary school classroom in Florida on Sept. 11, 2001, talked to The Center Square about the tragic day. Montgomery will appear Friday as part of the 25th anniversary commemoration of 9/11 at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum in Simi Valley, Calif. A video will accompany this story. (Dave Mason

TRUMP SPEECH: President Donald Trump will speak at the GOP midterm convention Tuesday night in Dallas. (Andrew Rice)

FLOCK FOCUS: The Center Square is reaching out to Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., about whether AI surveillance camera company Flock Safety has met his Sept. 8 deadline to provide answers about the use, abuse, and safety of its ever-expanding camera network. (Therese Boudreaux))

COST-CUTTER BONUSES: A bill to pay federal employees a cut of the savings they find, long championed by Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., cleared his Homeland Security committee this summer. But congressional scorekeepers say they have no way to estimate how much it would actually save, pegging the budget effect at essentially zero. The idea has been introduced repeatedly since at least 2019 without becoming law. (Brett Rowland)

RNC CONVENTION: President Trump and other prominent Republican leaders and candidates will speak at the RNC midterm convention in Dallas on Wednesday evening. (Andrew Rice

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