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  Water bill may open spigot for Biden infrastructure plan

  Associated Press - By LISA MASCARO and KEVIN FREKING

  WASHINGTON (AP) — Rarely has a routine water resources bill generated so much political buzz, but as senators hoisted the measure to passage Thursday the bipartisan infrastructure legislation served as a potential template for building consensus around President Joe Biden’s ambitious American Jobs …

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  Key piece of Biden's $1.8T families plan expires after 2025

  Associated Press - By JOSH BOAK

  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden couldn’t get everything he wanted into his own $1.8 trillion families plan. His proposed child tax credit is set to expire after 2025. It would provide parents with $300 a month for each child under age 6 and $250 a month for older children. Democratic lawmakers …

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  Americans for Prosperity launches campaign targeting six Democrats to oppose ending filibuster

  The Hill - Alex Gangitano

  Advocacy group Americans for Prosperity (AFP) has launched a six-figure campaign targeting several Democratic senators to oppose ending the …

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  In nod to Trump, Florida is set to ban 'deplatforming' by tech companies

  NBC News - David Ingram

  Florida is on track to be the first state in the nation to punish social media companies that ban politicians like former President Donald Trump under a bill approved Thursday by the state's Republican-led Legislature. Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican and close Trump ally who called for the bill’s …

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  Scoop: Telecom goes to war with New York over low-income broadband law

  Axios - Margaret Harding McGill

  Trade groups representing AT&T, Verizon and other telecom companies are opening fire on a new law requiring them to provide discounted internet …

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  Ban Trump? Not so fast. Florida is about to pass a law to stop Facebook and Twitter from censoring politicians

  USA TODAY - Jessica Guynn , John Kennedy

  One of the nation’s largest states is taking on Big Tech. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is likely to sign into law a bill that would prevent social media companies Facebook, Twitter and Google’s YouTube from “deplatforming” politicians such as former President Donald Trump. The bill was approved Thursday …