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Marin loses more than $2M in federal earmarks
The budget deal in Congress cut off a funding source for local initiatives involving child care, health care and housing.
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FY 25 budget measure omits congressional earmarks, affecting $19M in funding requests for local projects
The nearly $1.7 trillion funding bill keeps the federal government operating through Sept. 30 eliminated all member “earmarks” for specific projects.
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Funding bill eliminates nearly $111M earmarked for LI projects
House Republicans did not fund the $13 billion in federal earmarks while President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk slash funding and fire federal employees in a campaign to cut the federal ...
Divided Democrats on defensive as important battles fast approach
Infighting over what should have been a predictable government funding fight leaves Democrats on their heels heading into ...
Senate Passes Bill Averting Shutdown, After Critical Boost From Democrats
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer took heavy criticism from fellow Democrats for allowing GOP measure to proceed, calling ...
The Senate Voted to Avoid a Shutdown
The Senate voted this afternoon to pass a Republican-written spending bill and avert a government shutdown. In a crucial ...