As rising utility costs become a major issue this election cycle, New York officials are promising relief and pointing fingers over who is responsible for high energy bills.
But as we continue to follow the politics surrounding your energy bills, behind the campaign rhetoric is a more complicated question: How much power do elected officials actually have to bring utility costs down?
U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand on Thursday called on the Trump administration to release federal funding for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, or LIHEAP, which helps low-income households pay their energy bills.
“It is a vital lifeline for New
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