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‘Big, beautiful’ budget reconciliation package passes Senate
Senate Republicans pushed a mammoth budget reconciliation bill through their chamber Tuesday morning over vehement Democratic ...
Wisconsin Senate passes state budget in rush to help hospitals
The Wisconsin Legislature is pushing to pass a compromise state budget, with Democratic votes expected to be needed to ...
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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 ...
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Senate passes budget bill slashing social safety net and consumer protections
Senate passes reconciliation bill 51-50, with Vice President Vance casting tie-breaking vote, threatening healthcare, ...
Litigation funders get a boost in budget bill drama, court wins
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Governor signs budget in early morning to secure Medicaid funds
Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers has signed a new two-year budget to secure federal Medicaid funding. The budget passed both ...
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Trump Demands House Rubber-Stamp Senate’s (Not So) ‘Beautiful Bill’
The Senate crossed all of the lower chamber’s red lines in its revisions to the megabill. Trump plans to make House members ...
Tracking Trump: Senate passes the GOP budget bill; Musk and Trump resume fight; states sue Trump over mental-health cuts; and more
The big story: The Senate passed the bill by a 51-50 vote — with Vice President JD Vance casting the tiebreaking vote — as ...