IRA Programs at Risk under the Budget Reconciliation Bill The reconciliation process for the fiscal year 2025 federal budget is underway and, unsurprisingly, various provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) are at risk. On May 11, 2025, the House Committee on Energy & Commerce introduced proposed text for the reconciliation bill, which will be considered at the budget reconciliation markup on […]
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Ga. Property Owner Says Insurer Must Pay For Burst Pipes A property owner told a Virginia federal court that although its insurer received late notice of property damage after a 2022 winter freeze burst pipes at its Georgia property, it was still owed coverage under a more than $30 million policy because the insurer accepted its reasons for the delay.
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Law Firms Expected To Settle Veteran's TCPA Suit A veteran told a North Carolina federal judge he expects to settle a suit accusing several law firms and lawyers of badgering him about representing him in litigation over Camp Lejeune's drinking water even though he was never stationed at the base.
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Climate NGOs Attack EPA Appeal In Funding Clawback Fight Climate investment groups asked the D.C. Circuit to affirm a district court ruling blocking the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency from clawing back billions of dollars disbursed to them under the Inflation Reduction Act, characterizing its actions as "textbook arbitrariness."
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GOP's $3.8 Trillion Tax Bill Too Costly, House Panel Dems Say The House Republicans' $3.8 trillion tax bill, which would make permanent many of the tax cuts for businesses and individuals that were passed in the 2017 overhaul law, is too costly and benefits the wealthy, Democrats on the House Ways and Means Committee said Tuesday.
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