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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.
'Big Beautiful Bill' clears House and Senate. How did those representing Memphis vote?
President Donald Trump's signature legislative package passed a final vote on July 3. Here's what Memphis-area residents ...
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.
Jason Smith calls for ‘reforms’ to the CBO amid recent ‘big, beautiful bill’ analysis
The Congressional Budget Office reported the House’s version of the "big, beautiful bill" would add $6 trillion to the debt, then the Senate version was projected to add $3.3 trillion.
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 ...
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 ...
Senate GOP passes Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ after scramble to win over holdouts, setting up high-stakes House fight
Senate Republicans narrowly approved President Donald Trump’s sweeping tax and spending cuts package Tuesday after a dayslong ...
Student loans, gun silencers and a space shuttle: See surprises found in Senate tax bill
From gun silencers to the child tax credit, there are several secluded provisions lurking in the Senate's version of sweeping ...