The Treasury Department, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) officials have outlined Inflation Reduction Act programming guidance targeting underserved and coal...
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U.S. Reps. Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO) and Kathy Castor (D-FL) have reintroduced the Continuous Coverage for Flood Insurance Act (H.R. 900) - noting the measure would address flood insurance costs. ...
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U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) introduced legislation that would make the 2017 Tax Cut and Jobs Act permanent. Buchanan was joined by 72 of his House Republican colleagues as original cosponsors in...
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A group of Congress members recently called on the U.S. Department of Commerce to prevent funding for the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) and Science Act from being used ...
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A group of lawmakers recently reintroduced legislation requiring federal regulatory agencies to consider bank and credit union risk profiles and business models when outlining regulations. Senate C...
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A group of Republican lawmakers introduced legislation that would give Congress a direct say in how new funding for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will be deployed. Specifically, the IRS Fundin...
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SIFMA, the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, published a paper this week examining how corporate actions are announced in the United States. The paper -- called U.S. Corporate ...
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The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) has joined organizations in support of the Texas Regulatory Consistency Act, which limits the small business regulation scope to state and federa...
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U.S. Sens. Mark Warner (D-VA) and Jerry Moran (R-KS) introduced a bill in the Senate that would amend the Internal Revenue Code to ensure that funding for broadband deployment from the Infrastructure ...
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The Treasury Department is espousing the benefits of Puerto Rico receiving up to $109 million through the State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) to promote small business growth and entreprene...
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A group of lawmakers in the U.S. House launched the SALT, or State and Local Tax, Caucus for the 118th Congress. The SALT Caucus -- led by U.S. Reps. Andrew Garbarino (R-NY), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ)...
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The Merchants Payments Coalition (MPC) has encouraged lawmakers to pass the Credit Card Competition Act, noting the legislation is needed to prohibit China from infiltrating the domestic payments proc...
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The U.S. Department of the Treasury released a report this week that looks at the benefits and challenges associated with financial sector firms adopting cloud services technology. While cloud ser...
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New York state officials maintain the opening of the first of Conditional Adult-Use Retail Dispensary licenses in the Southern Tier advances New York State's Seeding Opportunity Initiative. Additio...
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U.S. Rep. Andy Barr (R-KY) introduced a joint resolution that would nullify the Department of Labor’s (DOL) recent rule to greenlight environmental, social, governance (ESG) investing in employer-sp...
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U.S. Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-ND) financial institutions introduced legislation prohibiting financial institutions from refusing or limiting services to certain industries. The bill, the Fair Access to...
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has detailed its recent advisory opinion regarding consumer protections against digital mortgage comparison-shopping platform double dealing. “Give...
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U.S. Reps. Patrick McHenry (R-NC) and French Hill (R-AR) have reintroduced the International Nuclear Energy Financing Act, which seeks to restore nuclear power financing at the World Bank. Initiall...
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Examinations posted its examination priorities this week for 2023. The examination priorities are published annually to provide investo...
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Findings from the State Street Global Advisors ETF Impact Survey maintain the majority of investors working with an advisor remain confident in their insight and guidance amid varied concerns. Sta...
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