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    January 22, 2018
    Sarah Wyant, president and founder of Agri-Pulse Communications Inc.
    Commentary: Who wins, who loses in new tax package?
    When President Donald Trump signed the new tax reform package into law on Dec. 22, the first call for many farmers and ranchers was to their...
    business/agricultureJanuary 22, 2018 - 6:40am
    January 17, 2018
    U.S. Sen. John Hoeven, R-ND
    ND senator seeks to correct tax law rewarding farmers who sell to cooperatives
    WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Hoeven, R-ND, said he is working to correct a new tax law provision that inadvertently gave farmers a big financial...
    newsJanuary 17, 2018 - 6:22pm
    December 20, 2017
    President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans celebrate passage of their tax bill at the White House on Wednesday. MUST CREDIT: Washington Post photo by Jabin Botsford
    In tax debate, Trump saw himself as marketer in chief
    WASHINGTON - In the debate over the just-approved tax overhaul bill, President Donald Trump saw himself primarily as the marketer in chief -...
    newsDecember 20, 2017 - 5:04pm
    House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) heads back to his offices before a final vote on tax legislation at the U.S. Capitol, in Washington, Dec. 20, 2017. The House planned to move quickly to hold a final vote on the tax bill after the Senate gave its approval early Wednesday morning. (Al Drago for The New York Times Copyright 2017)
    Analysis: 10 key takeaways from the Republican tax bill
    President Donald Trump is expected to sign a major overhaul of the tax code after the House passes a final iteration of the bill Wednesday. It...
    newsDecember 20, 2017 - 1:30pm
    Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is joined by other Senate Republicans at a Capitol Hill news conference after passage of the Republican tax plan early Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2017. (Tom Brenner/ The New York Times Copyright 2017)
    GOP tax bill passes Congress as Trump prepares to sign it into law
    WASHINGTON - The House on Wednesday approved a massive Republican plan to overhaul the tax code, clearing the bill's final hurdle in Congress...
    newsDecember 20, 2017 - 1:07pm
    December 19, 2017
    House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., listens during a news conference after a GOP conference meeting at the Capitol on Tuesday. MUST CREDIT: Bloomberg photo by Andrew Harrer
    Last-minute Senate snag slightly delays passage of GOP tax plan
    WASHINGTON - Republicans are on track to pass their massive tax plan this week, but they hit a minor procedural Tuesday that appears to have...
    newsDecember 19, 2017 - 5:26pm
    December 15, 2017
    President Donald Trump hosts Republican lawmakers for lunch and a discussion of tax legislation, at the White House in Washington, Dec. 13, 2017. House and Senate Republicans have reportedly reached an agreement, in principle, on a consensus tax bill, keeping them on track for final votes next week and a bill on Trump’s desk by Christmas. (Doug Mills/Copyright 2017 The New York Times)
    The final GOP tax bill is complete. Here's what is in it
    Republicans were joyful Friday as they finalized their tax plan, bridging differences between the House and Senate bills and moving another step...
    newsDecember 15, 2017 - 6:00pm
    Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) speaks at a news conference with lawmakers regarding tax policy, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Oct. 25, 2017. Republican lawmakers have agreed to expand the child care tax credit so that it benefits more low-income Americans, a move intended to win back the support of Rubio, who on Dec. 14 said he would not vote for the bill without a more generous provision. (Gabriella Demczuk/Copyright 2017 The New York Times)
    GOP finalizes tax plan, expands benefits for working families to win over Rubio
    WASHINGTON - Congressional Republicans secured enough support Friday afternoon to pass their massive tax plan into law after two critical holdouts,...
    newsDecember 15, 2017 - 3:31pm
    December 14, 2017
    Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) outside the Senate chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, April 7, 2017. Rubio said he won’t vote for the tax cut in December without an expanded child tax credit as Republican lawmakers look for ways to pay for the merged version of the House and Senate bills. (Al Drago/Copyright 2017 The New York Times)
    Rubio to vote against tax bill unless child credit expanded
    WASHINGTON - Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., threatened Thursday to vote against Republicans' $1.5 trillion tax overhaul unless it further expands...
    newsDecember 14, 2017 - 9:35pm
    December 13, 2017
    Doug Jones, the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, is accompanied by his wife, Louise, at an Election Night gathering of his supporters in Birmingham, Ala., on Dec. 12, 2017. Jones, a former prosecutor who mounted a seemingly quixotic campaign in the face of Republican dominance here, defeated his scandal-scarred opponent, Roy Moore, after a brutal campaign marked by accusations of sexual abuse and child molestation against the Republican. (Bob Miller/Copyright 2017 The New York Times)
    Democrats call for halt to GOP tax bill until Jones is seated in the Senate
    WASHINGTON - Democrats warned Wednesday that Republican plans to speed ahead with plans to revamp the nation's tax code could spell more electoral...
    newsDecember 13, 2017 - 5:10pm
    Doug Jones stands for a photograph Tuesday with voters outside a polling location in Bessemer, Ala. Jones won his bid for the U.S. Senate. Nicole Craine / Bloomberg
    Analysis: Doug Jones victory in Alabama will likely speed up Republican tax train
    WASHINGTON - Don't look for the Alabama earthquake to knock the tax train off its tracks in Washington. Even as Democrat Doug Jones notched a...
    news/government-and-politicsDecember 13, 2017 - 8:13am
    December 8, 2017
    LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Tax bill enhances our country’s economic future
    Randall Burg’s letter (Dec. 1) is another example of how the liberal left believes if they shout their lies loud enough, people will believe...
    opinion/lettersDecember 8, 2017 - 8:30am
    December 6, 2017
    LETTER TO THE EDITOR: This is greed on a virtually unprecedented scale
    Thanks to Randall Burg (letter, Dec. 1) for his wonderfully articulate and clear exposition of the consequences that will follow the Republican...
    opinion/lettersDecember 6, 2017 - 10:15am
    December 1, 2017
    Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) speaks with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Dec. 1, 2017. Republican leaders said on Friday that they have enough votes to pass the Republican tax bill along party lines after last-minute changes brought wavering senators on board. (Justin Gilliland/copyright 2017 The New York Times)
    McConnell says Senate has the votes to pass GOP tax bill
    WASHINGTON - Senate Republicans locked down the votes Friday for a $1.5 trillion tax bill that bestows massive benefits on corporate America...
    newsDecember 1, 2017 - 5:23pm
    November 28, 2017
    President Donald Trump is flanked by Sens. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), left, and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), before joining Republican senators for a luncheon on Capitol Hill in Washington, Nov. 28, 2017. Senate Republicans' tax code overhaul bill will face a key test when the Senate Budget Committee meets to consider the measure later in the afternoon. (Doug Mills/copyright 2017 The New York Times)
    Republican tax bill advances in Senate
    WASHINGTON - The Republican push to rewrite the tax code gained momentum Tuesday after a Senate panel advanced the measure and several wavering...
    newsNovember 28, 2017 - 9:01pm
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