EconomyFinding
New York should bar utilities from charging customers for lobbying costs or executive pay.
State regulators decide which utility costs can be built into the rates customers pay, and some lobbying and executive pay costs can reach bills. This would bar utilities from recovering those costs from customers.
Kathy Hochul
Ensuring customers do not foot the bill for hidden costs like lobbying, political contributions and unnecessary executive travel.
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- Verified AI research, accepted by the VoteVera editor on Sep 28, 2026.
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