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Letters to the Editor: Mackenzie needs to fight for clean energy tax credits
Respect helps maintain our cultural norms The Your View column on respect by Jim Ludlow that ran in The Morning Call on May ...
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The Mercury’s Sound Off for Sunday, May 25
LOL at the May 15 Sound Off. Right in between Lefty and Patriot54’s delusional comments was Jane Batdorf pointing out that ...
The ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ is a big risk for House Republicans. Many of them hope otherwise.
As the 2026 midterms loom, voters are restless and eager to penalize those in power. Every election starting with 2006, with ...
Trump's tax cut plan will be cripplingly expensive for most Americans
Trump's GOP tax cuts included in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act are projected to cost $3.8 trillion over the next decade. But ...
Grinnell College would pay huge endowment tax increase under GOP budget bill. Here's why:
A tax and policy bill awaiting Senate approval would drastically hike Grinnell College's endowment tax. What that means: ...
So Far, Trump Isn't Nixing Taxes on Social Security Benefits. Here's What Retirees Can Expect Instead.
No federal taxes on Social Security benefits. That was one of the key campaign promises made by Donald Trump when he ran for ...
President Trump's "big, beautiful bill" passes in the U.S. House, Texans in Congress react
In Washington, Congressional Republicans, including all from Texas, passed what President Trump has called the "big, beautiful bill." It makes permanent the tax cuts approved during the President's ...
NC Gov. Josh Stein praises House GOP’s budget that gained Democratic votes
Democratic Gov. Josh Stein was at the Legislative Building on Wednesday, talking with lawmakers ahead of the first key vote ...
Gov. Henry McMaster pushes to save federal tax credits to keep VC Summer nuclear reboot alive
A carveout in Congressional Republicans' "Big Beautiful Bill" will allow South Carolina's efforts to reboot V.C. Summer ...
How much cuts to federal food aid approved by Republicans in Congress could cost Missouri
The Trump-backed bill also includes changes that could result in thousands of low-income families losing access to federal ...
Big, not beautiful: Keep SALT fix, but otherwise amend House budget bill
Donald Trump’s ridiculously named Big Beautiful Bill is beautiful mainly to the very wealthy, for whom it extends regressive ...
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House passes 'One Big Beautiful Bill Act' with tax cuts and Medicaid changes
The House of Representatives recently passed the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act," a significant piece of legislation that includes tax cuts, increased military funding, and strengthened border ...