{"id":236639,"date":"2026-06-30T23:54:42","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T23:54:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailytalks.org\/?p=236639"},"modified":"2026-06-30T23:54:42","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T23:54:42","slug":"in-alabama-primary-elections-incumbent-utility-regulators-feel-the-squeeze-of-high-energy-prices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailytalks.org\/?p=236639","title":{"rendered":"In Alabama Primary Elections, Incumbent Utility Regulators Feel the Squeeze of High Energy Prices"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MONTGOMERY, Ala.\u2014For some incumbents, politics have turned sour in sweet home Alabama. In the May 26 primary election for two seats on the Public Service Commission, the state\u2019s utility regulator, voters rejected one incumbent and sent another to a runoff.\u00a0 The electoral shakeup comes as Alabamians are increasingly concerned about economic issues&#8230;<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/news\/03062026\/alabama-utility-regulators-primary-election\/\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MONTGOMERY, Ala.\u2014For some incumbents, politics have turned sour in sweet home Alabama. 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