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Despite last-minute changes, Senate budget bill deals big blow to renewable energy
The Senate bill effectively phases out renewable energy tax credits after 2026 if projects haven't started construction.
Maine Senate approves 116 bills of the special appropriations table
In less than 48 hours, lawmakers had to decide how to appropriate up to $7 million in state funding for nearly 300 bills.
Senate version of Trump's "big, beautiful bill" would pummel renewable energy industry with new tax
The GOP Senate version of the "big, beautiful bill" would raise the cost of wind and solar projects by 10% to 20%, one energy ...
Susan Shelley: Senate Bill 79 robs Californians of their right to enjoy single-family homes
This is a failure, not least because the government has managed to turn public transit and city sidewalks into filthy ...
Marathon Senate vote on Trump's big bill drags out as Republicans struggle to find path to passage
With Sens. Rand Paul and Thom Tillis opposed to the package, GOP leaders can afford only one more defection. And multiple ...
House prepares to take up Senate version of "Big, Beautiful Bill" as some GOP lawmakers express skepticism
The House is planning to vote on the Senate-passed version of President Trump's "Big, Beautiful Bill" as soon as Wednesday ...
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Democratic Senate Sponsor Of Marijuana Banking Bill Says Budget Issues And War Have Delayed Cannabis Reform Efforts
The Democratic Senate sponsor of a marijuana banking bill says that, despite efforts to coordinate meetings around the ...
Senate Republican tax bill passes 'SALT' deduction cap of $40,000. Here's who would benefit.
The $40,000 cap would begin this year, with the same $500,000 income phaseout, and both figures would rise by 1% annually ...
Race against time: How Congress barely made July 4 deadline on 'big, beautiful bill'
Slow-moving congressional time management faced a test with President Trump's July 4 deadline for "big, beautiful bill," and ...