In response to a sudden spike in utility costs, the Healey-Driscoll Administration announced a plan to eventually cut billions of dollars from ratepayers’ bills and send everyone a small

The Healey administration hopes to save residents billions of dollars in energy costs over the next five years by pulling a host of executive-branch levers, including redirection of some clean energy development funding to shave $50 off electricity bills in April.

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Republican-controlled U.S. Congress looked set to move ahead this week to keep the government funded and avert a partial shutdown beginning on Saturday, as Washington is rocked by President Donald Trump's rapid moves to slash federal agencies.

That approach is likely to be a nonstarter for most Democrats who have long insisted that defense and non-defense spending move in the same direction. Congress must act by midnight Friday to avoid a partial government shutdown.

House Republicans unveiled a spending bill Saturday that would keep federal agencies funded through Sept. 30 avoiding a government shutdown.