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Mar 18 2020
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What’s in the Trump Administration’s $1 Trillion Stimulus Plan
Senate Republicans are racing to pull together a massive economic stimulus plan, the third phase of Congress’s coronavirus relief efforts, following an $8.3 billion emergency funding bill and the paid leave package passed Wednesday by the Senate.
Negotiations on the stimulus, including eventual talks with House Democrats, will likely extend into next week. Senate Majority Leader Mitch
Fiscal TimesJan 23 2024
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New Mexico governor wants $500m to convert fracking wastewater into a new source of recycled water for industrial use
Environmental activists pushed back Monday against an initiative from the governor of New Mexico that would finance the treatment and recycling of oil-industry wastewater, warning that the plan relies on unproven technologies and might propel more water-intensive fracking for oil and natural gas. Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is seeking legislation and regulatory changes that would
FortuneDec 07 2017
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Al Franken Announces He Plans to Resign
Sen. Al Franken said Thursday he plans to resign, in a speech on the Senate floor that put him face to face with dozens of Democratic colleagues who called for him to step down over mounting allegations of sexual misconduct.
Wall Street Journal (News)Feb 21 2023
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Federal planning grant to fund study of potential green space in Little Rock over downtown I-30 lanes
A $2 million planning grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation has been awarded to the city of Little Rock to fund design work on a potential deck park situated over the below-grade portion of Interstate 30 between East Sixth and Ninth streets, officials announced Monday. Officials at the engineering firm Garver wrote the grant application after a local nonprofit group, Fifty for the
Arkansas Democrat-GazetteApr 08 2021
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President Biden's Massive Infrastructure Plan Faces Stiff Resistance
The President's massive infrastructure plan faces stiff resistance in the months ahead.
Republicans calling it a big-liberal spending agenda that comes with major tax hikes, while on the left, progressive Democrats are demanding even more money to tackle things like climate change.
President Biden says he's open to negotiating the details of the $2 trillion-plus package, however
CBNApr 07 2021
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Biden’s Infrastructure Plan Faces New Hurdle in Senate Rules
Some Democratic policy goals in President Biden’s wide-ranging $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan could soon face a familiar obstacle: arcane Senate rules that limit what type of legislation lawmakers can approve along party lines.
While Mr. Biden and top Democrats have said they are hoping to approve the legislation with bipartisan support, many Republicans have sharply criticized the
Wall Street Journal (News)Apr 05 2021
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Biden, Buttigieg Exaggerate Projected Job Gains in Infrastructure Plan
President Joe Biden’s infrastructure proposal, called the American Jobs Plan, is projected to add 2.7 million jobs over 10 years, according to an analysis by Moody’s Analytics.
Biden and members of his administration have cited the Moody’s analysis to leave the misleading impression that the nearly $2.3 trillion plan would add 19 million jobs to the U.S. economy. But that includes 16.3
FactCheck.orgJan 22 2024
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Canada limits international students from entering the country for two years
.- Canada announced that it will limit permits for international students for two years, following an increase in income that accentuated the country’s housing crisis recently, according to government figures. “To ensure that there is no further increase in the number of international students in Canada in 2024, we will set a national cap on applications (to enter the country for studies) for
California 18Apr 11 2022
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Twitter shares down after Elon Musk abandons plan to join board
Twitter shares fell Monday morning after CEO Parag Agrawal revealed that Elon Musk has abandoned his plan to join the company’s board.
The social media company’s stock briefly tumbled more than 8% to less than $43 a share at 4 a.m. ET before recovering slightly. The stock was down about 1% at 10:53 a.m. ET after briefly turning positive.
On April 5, Musk and Twitter said he would
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