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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.
Elizabeth Warren Posted This Troubling Video Describing How Senate Republicans Reacted After They Voted On The "One Big Beautiful Bill"
"Come November 2026, they’re gonna have to face the voters, the families of the people whose healthcare they took away." ...
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.
Recreation liability bills fall short in legislative session – yet again
This year’s House Bill 3140 and Senate Bill 1196 represented the third attempt in the last decade to settle the issue of ...
Senate’s long day turns to night as GOP works to shore up support on Trump’s big bill
The Senate’s long day of voting has churned into a long night as Republican leaders grasp for ways to shore up support for ...
House prepares to take up Senate version of "Big, Beautiful Bill" as some GOP lawmakers express skepticism
The House is planning to vote on the Senate-passed version of President Trump's "Big, Beautiful Bill" as soon as Wednesday ...
Klobuchar ‘very disappointed’ in Murkowski over ‘big, beautiful bill’ support
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) is criticizing Sen. Lisa Murkowski for the Alaska Republican’s decisive vote to advance the ...
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.
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.