Ziply Fiber CPCN Application for Utah Telecommunications Services

Ziply Fiber Pacific, LLC has filed an application with the Utah Public Service Commission for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity to provide facilities-based and resold public telecommunications services within Utah. The Division of Public Utilities filed comments on March 30, 2026, and an Action Request was issued with a response due date of April 2, 2026.

Rocky Mountain Power Blue Sky Program Annual Report Filing

The Utah Public Service Commission docketed Rocky Mountain Power's 2025 Annual Report for the Blue Sky Program on March 30, 2026. The filing includes the annual report (with redacted version), Excel exhibit data, and confidential materials. An Action Request has been issued with a response deadline of April 29, 2026.

Grants for Invasive Species Control and Habitat Restoration

NY DEC Commissioner Amanda Lefton announced $5.1 million in grants to 51 projects statewide for invasive species control and habitat restoration. The funding supports four categories: aquatic invasive species prevention ($467,810), early detection/rapid response ($1.66M), research ($699,142), and restoration/resiliency ($2.29M). Recipients include SUNY Albany, RPI, Syracuse University, and Soil & Water Conservation Districts across New York State.

Stronger Monitoring and Enforcement for EU Electricity Market Rule Implementation

ACER published Recommendation 02-2026 on 30 March 2026, calling on the European Commission to strengthen monitoring and enforcement mechanisms for EU electricity market rules. The recommendation identifies implementation delays, non-compliance by TSOs/NEMOs, and gaps in addressing collective non-compliance as key challenges requiring regulatory action. Energy sector participants should monitor Commission responses to these recommendations.

TRA initiates first absorption review, excavator producer

TRA initiates first absorption review, excavator producer

Ergin Tek v. Holly Park Square Apartments, LLC - Emergency Motion Denied

The Georgia Court of Appeals denied Ergin Tek's pro se emergency motions seeking a stay of trial court proceedings and supersedeas in three consolidated cases (A26E0169, A26E0170, A26E0171). The court found Tek failed to demonstrate the emergency relief was necessary to preserve appellate jurisdiction or prevent the issues from becoming moot under Court of Appeals Rule 40(b). This routine procedural ruling concludes the emergency motion proceedings without affecting the underlying appeals on the merits.

Heather Layson v. Bao Smith - Interlocutory Appeal

The Court of Appeals of Georgia granted Heather Layon's interlocutory appeal application in case A26I0172, originating from State Court case 22C02677. The appellant must file a Notice of Appeal within 10 days of the March 30, 2026 order. This is a procedural order permitting the appeal to proceed.

Reza Rahaeimer v. Hoda Maleki - Discretionary Appeal Granted

The Georgia Court of Appeals granted discretionary application A26D0403 in Reza Rahaeimer v. Hoda Maleki. The Court ordered that the Appellant may file a Notice of Appeal within 10 days of this order. The Clerk of Superior Court is directed to include a copy of this order in the record transmitted to the Court of Appeals.

Whatley v. State - Criminal Appeal Dismissed

The Georgia Court of Appeals dismissed defendant Jonathan Benjamin Whatley's appeal (Docket A26A1463) for lack of jurisdiction. The Court found his notice of appeal filed 185 days after judgment was untimely under OCGA § 5-6-38(a), and that it lacked authority over out-of-time appeals following Cook v. State (2022).

Italian Arms Dealer Pleads Guilty to Export Control Violations

The DOJ announced that Italian national Manfred Gruber pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit export control violations. Gruber illegally exported over $540,000 worth of American-made ammunition from the U.S. to Kyrgyzstan, which was subsequently reexported to Russia for use in its war against Ukraine. A Kyrgyzstan-based co-conspirator, Sergei Zharnovnikov, was previously sentenced to 39 months' imprisonment for the same scheme.