Obama administration presses ahead with more renewable energy grants.

Local banks see opportunity to lure customers away from mega-banks like Bank of America which are sticking new fees on ATM cards.

This is definitely one of the downsides to there being like … what, five banks now? In addition to that whole too big to fail thing.

At the moment I personally bank with Citibank. And TPM does as well. But I hear they’re getting ready to tack on new ATM fees too. It’s occurred to me to try switch these accounts to some non-mega-behemoth bank. But I don’t even have a clear idea what local/smallish banks are left in New York. Anyone got any pointers?

Rep. Dennis Rehberg (R-MT) is expected to challenge Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT) next year. And now Rehberg is rolling out a new bogeyman for the race: scofflaw parents allegedly abusing the federal school lunch program.