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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.
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 passes Trump's big bill with Medicaid changes; House battle is next
Vice President JD Vance provided the tie-breaking vote to get Trump's bill across the finish line. It now must go back to the ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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.