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St. Petersburg Votes to Fund $590,000 Study on Leaving Duke Energy

City officials say the consultant review will quantify costs, transition steps, plus likely household savings before the franchise expires on Aug. 1.

Maryland Splits Key Bridge Rebuild Into Four Contracts, Sets New Hiring Timeline

Think Tank Maps Youth Universal Credit Hotspots, Urges Curb on Mental-Health Claims

Canberra Pledges Extra $3.8 Billion for Suburban Rail Loop East

Watchdog Orders Wells to Repay $10,116 for Travel Rule Breaches

Spain’s Audit Court Flags €2.39 Billion in EU Recovery Funds Used for Pensions

Foreign Nationals in England and Wales Prisons Cost Taxpayers About £630 Million a Year

Tungabhadra Dam’s New Crest Gates Set for May 15 Inauguration

Epe Starts €63,480-a-Day Fine as Hotel Shelter Stays Open for Asylum Seekers

NYC Paid Nearly $100 Million for Unused 3-K Sites

Basque Provincial Governments Approve €540 Million Fiscal Relief Package

Senate Approves Expansion of TRF-5, Bill Sent to Lula for Sanction

Frankfurt Hires Guards for School Stair Railing 7 Centimeters Below Code

INE Warns Mexico’s Plan B Could Raise Election Payroll Costs by Up to 1.7 Billion Pesos

Quincy Approves $2.6 Million to Replace Firefighter Gear Tainted by PFAS

Berlin Sticks With Teacher Civil-Service Status as Ministers Relegate Debate to Miscellaneous

France’s Audit Court Flags €26.3 Billion Cost of Renewable Subsidies, Warns of Budget Risk

Calgary Unveils $49 Billion, 10-Year Infrastructure Need in Preliminary Assessment

Italy Reworks Messina Bridge Decree, Keeps €13.5 Billion Cap and Shifts Spending to 2034

Hamburg Sets Up Central Unit To Lift Child-Support Recovery