Radiation exposure fund backed by Missouri’s Hawley included in U.S. Senate mega-bill
Senator Josh Hawley, R-Mo. , at the US Capitol on November 20, 2024 (Photo Somodevilla/Getty Images) WASHINGTON – Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley praised the addition of radiation exposure compensation funds to the Senate version of the “one big beautiful” budget adjustment bill, which costs more and reduces tax cuts and funds from the Social Safety […]
GOP leaders in US Senate struggle to redo mega-bill by July Fourth deadline
Louisiana House Speaker Mike Johnson will speak to reporters about the Republican budget settlement package at his weekly press conference at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, June 24, 2025. (Photo: Ashley Murray/States Newsroom) WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Republicans scramble Tuesday to reconstruct some proposals with a “big beautiful bill” that doesn’t meet the strict Chamber […]
US Senate mega-bill drops requirement states help pay for SNAP program
On April 14, 2012, at the farm market in St. Petersburg, Florida, SNAP winners were able to use electronic benefits transfer cards for food. (Photo by Lance Chong/USDA). WASHINGTON – US Senate Democrats have managed to eliminate more than a dozen policy changes from the Republican “big, beautiful bill.” The deleted language It would have […]
