Women represent half of the U.S. But they sometimes lack clout in budget and tax talks
Last year, when 31% of state lawmakers nationwide were women, they held about 30% of the seats on committees overseeing taxes ...
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Virginia House, Senate budgets urge $1.1 billion in one-time tax rebates
The House of Delegates and Senate are presenting a united front in pending budget negotiations with Gov. Glenn Youngkin on ...
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Where are the National Assembly Appropriation Committees?
The Senate Appropriations Committee room in 224 has been permanently locked in the last couple of days, a quick stroll to the office of ...
Virginia Democrats Dump Youngkin's Proposed Tax Cuts in Favor of Onetime Rebates
The Democratic-led Virginia Senate and House of Delegates appropriations committees each presented state budget plans that include onetime tax rebates to all taxpayers ...
Donald Trump and the incredible shrinking Congress
The framers of the Constitution imagined Congress as the preeminent branch of government. But many Republican lawmakers on Capitol Hill seem content to play second fiddle.
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Democrats ditch Youngkin’s tax plan, propose $1 billion in rebates instead
Virginia Democrats have slammed the brakes on Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s push for tax cuts, rejecting most of his budget proposals ...
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Claims of blank items in 2025 budget bicam report misleading
I have recently encountered a plethora of comments, opinions, and news articles across different media outlets, social media platforms, and bloggers’ channels discussing the alleged blank items in ...