Agreements are being made on omnibus legislation. Congressional negotiators came to some significant agreements this week with regard to the annual government funding bill. Key negotiators Senator Patrick…
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Prayer Updates
Federal Reserve Continues to Increase Interest Rates
Half a percent hike is the seventh this year. On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve again increased interest rates, by half a percentage point instead of the three-quarter percentage…
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Supreme Court Upholds California’s Flavored Tobacco Ban
Rules against tobacco company’s bid to end the voter-imposed ban on sales. The Supreme Court declined an emergency request this week filed by R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company to…
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U.S. Inflation Slowed in November
Dropped more than half a percent from October. The Consumer Price Index released this week shows inflation slowed in November, providing hope that interest rates and prices may…
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Abandoned Mines to be Reclaimed in Texas, Alaska
Funding under infrastructure law tied to Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 . The Department of the Interior has announced that Texas and Alaska will be receiving…
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Deal Reached on Path to Omnibus Bill
Votes could be held next week. Representative Rosa DeLauro of Connecticut, Chair of the House Appropriations Committee, and Senator Richard Shelby of Alabama, Vice Chair of the Senate…
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Clean Energy Rule Proposed for New Federal Buildings
Energy Department estimates onsite emissions could be reduced by 90% by 2025. The Department of Energy recently proposed a new rule to decrease energy emissions in new or…
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New Legislation Would Address Supply Chains
Bill would require federal agencies to get involved. Senator Marco Rubio of Florida and Representative Ro Khanna of California have introduced legislation that seeks to strengthen supply chains.…
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VA Begins Processing PACT Act Benefits
Terminally ill veterans receive priority during the first phase of claims. The Department of Veterans Affairs began processing PACT Act benefits for terminally ill veterans this week. They…
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Energy Department to Fund Solar Research Projects
$8 million will go into six research projects set to study agrivoltaics. The Department of Energy announced last week that it would be providing six agrivoltaic research projects…
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