NightSide News Update. We kick off the program with four news stories and different guests on the stories we think you need to know about! For one of our segments this evening we discuss a recent poll that finds Bay Staters are not too keen on taxing candy!
Utility Bills Through the Roof! Have you recently seen your utility bill almost double in price? A lot of Massachusetts residents are fed up with the rising cost of gas and the fees that go with it. The cost of natural gas is on the rise again as cold weather, production challenges, and rising export demands squeeze supplies. Natural gas futures jumped 13.66% as storage falls 5.3% below the five-year average. Why are delivery fees so high for gas and what's being done (if anything) to help ease the financial hit?
Egg Prices Not So “Egg-cellent” Right Now… Egg prices are skyrocketing right now due to the impact that the bird flu has had on the nation’s poultry population. The U.S. Department of Agriculture released a report this week saying the agency predicts that egg prices will increase 41% this year. The USDA also reported that retail egg prices increased 13.8% in January. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins has laid out a plan to lower egg prices, in which we will discuss. What are you seeing for egg prices in your area and have you cut back on egg consumption?
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