At the request of state lawmakers seeking to protect their state’s electric grid, and in conjunction with a unanimous and bipartisan Resolution adopted by the National Conference of State Legislators in summer 2025, the Center for Security Policy and its Secure the Grid Coalition developed the “S.A.V.E. Transformers Act.” This is an act “requiring utilities and electric grid operators to assess and report the vulnerability of high-voltage transformers to geomagnetic and electromagnetic disturbances, and to recommend mitigation measures to protect the state electric infrastructure.” The bill language was developed utilizing analysis from a groundbreaking report published by the Center in November 2025 . This report was the…Open
With backing from a range of industry trade groups, the Louisiana Energy Protection Act seeks to proactively shield fossil fuel companies, private businesses, and government entities from national "climate lawfare."
State of the Union: The outgoing agency head had angered pharma companies, pro-life Republicans, and vaping lobbyists. The post FDA Commissioner Makary Resigns Amid Controversy appeared first on The American Conservative .
The head of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Marty Makary, resigned Tuesday after leading the agency for just 13 months. Makary’s tenure at the FDA was marked by significant controversy, as he angered a number of political constituencies. Makary was elevated to head the FDA by President Donald Trump as part of the administration’s embrace of the Make America Healthy Again movement, represented by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. His time at the FDA saw a significant exodus of agency officials and employees, which created turmoil in the agency’s drug review program and frustrated pharmaceutical companies waiting for regulatory approval for their products. He also angered pro-life Republicans, who accused him of…Open
Donald Trump is pushing hard to lower prescription drug costs. As part of that effort, he’s appointed an economist named Casey Mulligan to oversee regulatory […] Source
Sparking debate in Harrisburg are proposals that would place more guardrails around the competitive market, and one that would allow a return to utility-owned generation.
Big Tech's coming vow to pay for its own power amid the data center boom may be light on policy specifics. But it could still pack a political punch. Why it matters: Electricity markets are largely regulated at the state and regional levels, limiting Washington's direct sway. - Even so, the White House-tech initiative "is a big bully pulpit that could influence state economic regulators around the country even if it lacks an implementation plan or regulatory teeth," said Rob Gramlich, founder of Grid Strategies, a consulting firm. Catch up quick: Tech execs are expected at the White House next week to sign what President Trump called a "ratepayer protection pledge" during Tuesday's State of the Union. - OpenAI and Amazon are taking…
Big Tech's coming vow to pay for its own power amid the data center boom may be light on policy specifics. But it could still pack a political punch. Why it matters: Electricity markets are largely regulated at the state and regional levels, limiting Washington's direct sway. - Even so, the White House-tech initiative "is a big bully pulpit that could influence state economic regulators around the country even if it lacks an implementation plan or regulatory teeth," said Rob Gramlich, founder of Grid Strategies, a consulting firm. Catch up quick: Tech execs are expected at the White House next week to sign what President Trump called a "ratepayer protection pledge" during Tuesday's State of the Union. - OpenAI and Amazon are taking…Open