Mike Braun: “States are a laboratory for great ideas to better serve the American people, and the NGA is an opportunity for Governors…”

That gets us close enough to a legislative session where we can look at it more seriously.

If they deliver on that, then shareholders should have an opportunity to make a reasonable return on their investments, but no guarantee if they don’t hold up their end of the bargain on affordability.

Agreement state status gives us better customer service, faster permit review times — which was always an issue — faster incident responses, and lower regulatory fees.

NIPSCO is a monopoly utility that Hoosiers pay every month with the expectation that it will use its considerable resources to maintain its system, prepare for severe weather and restore service as quickly as possible when disaster strikes.