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The commission was established by the Indiana General Assembly as the Railroad Commission in the late 1800s to regulate the railroads in the state. [1] On March 4, 1913, Governor Samuel M. Ralston signed the Shively-Spencer Utility Act giving it the additional authority to regulate electric, natural gas, water, private sewer, and telephone utilities along with common carriers (trucking) and ...
Utility bills cover essential household services such as electricity, sewer, water, trash pickup, phone, internet and gas. The bills can add up -- a GOBankingRates study found that 30% of Americans...
Proponents use this fact to argue that municipal broadband offers better prices, more equitable service, and increased competition in the broadband marketplace, in part because it is treated like a utility. Opponents argue that municipally run networks violate free speech rights outlined in the United States Bill of Rights.
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In Canada, a public utilities commission (PUC) is a public utility regulator, typically a semi-independent quasi-judicial tribunal, owned and operated within a municipal or local government system under the oversight of one or more elected commissioners. [1] Its role is analogous to a municipal utility district or public utility district in the US.
A spokeswoman for the Indiana Office of Utility Consumer Counselor, a state-funded consumer advocate, said it is not unusual for a mobile home park or apartment complex to pay a water utility a ...
The flooding was the worst in Indiana's modern history, according to Scott Morlock, a hydrologist with the U.S. Geological Survey in Indiana. Many roads were closed because of high water, including Interstate 65 , which was closed southbound at the interchange with Interstate 465 through Seymour.
River flooding is possible due to scattered showers and thunderstorms over the next seven days, according to NWS Indianapolis. Here's what to know.