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Michigan Senate votes to regulate Mackinac Island ferry fees amid monopoly concerns
Lawmakers aim to expand local control over fees after a 65% cost increase since a Florida firm acquired both ferry services.
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.
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 to take immediate action on Senate-approved budget bill
Although Vice President JD Vance's arrived on Capitol Hill Tuesday morning, it is unclear if GOP senators may see some sort ...
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 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 ...
The battle over the 'big, beautiful bill' moves from Capitol Hill to the campaign trail
Democrats and Republicans clash over Trump's newly signed policy package extending tax cuts while restructuring Medicaid, with both parties eyeing 2026 campaign impact.
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Reconciliation bill includes measure to help civilian intel analysts cover moving costs
The policy aims to ease the financial burden on non-military intelligence workers by aligning their moving expense tax ...