Republicans, Senate and Medicaid
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WASHINGTON—Senate Republican leaders left members from both ends of the party unsatisfied with their version of President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill,” touching off a fast round of new negotiations to hit their self-imposed deadline of putting the bill on his desk by July 4.
Along with the lieutenant governor, Walker and Anavitarte will be steering a chamber where a large number of senators may be seeking higher office. Democratic state Sen. Jason Esteves of Atlanta is running for governor and Jones is expected to seek the Republican nomination to succeed Gov. Brian Kemp, who can't run again after two terms.
The Senate’s tax bill would boost baseload electricity — including nuclear and geothermal power — while slashing incentives for intermittent sources.
The Senate is taking a crack at the “Big Beautiful Bill” via reconciliation, making some key changes to housing and federal land provisions.
A plurality of voters oppose the sweeping tax-and-spending legislation, with mixed opinions on specific provisions, according to a Washington Post-Ipsos poll conducted earlier this month.
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Terry Moran, who was ousted at ABC over his post tearing into Stephen Miller, tells NYT it “wasn’t a drunk tweet” and he stands by it. He also said ABC’s characterization that it simply wasn’t renewing his contract isn’t true and that the network was “bailing” on an “oral agreement” to renew him for three years.