WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet, Hickenlooper, Crow, DeGette, Neguse, Pettersen Demand Answers From DHS on Aurora Detention Facility Shooting * Denver -Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined Senator John Hickenlooper and Colorado U.S. Representatives Jason Crow, Diana DeGette, Joe Neguse, and Brittany Pettersen in a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin demanding answers following last month's shooting by a GEO Group employee  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities issued the following commentary on Aug. 7, 2026, by Rachel Jacobson, lead researcher of state climate policy on the State Fiscal Policy Team: * * * States Began Scaling Back Expensive Subsidies for Data Centers in This Year's Legislative Sessions, But More Work Is Needed Economic development shouldn't compromise a state's ability to collect revenue for essential services. In this year's state legislative sessions, some states sought to end subsidies for data centers for reasons more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Aug. 10 -- The National Taxpayers Union issued the following brief on July 9, 2026, by Melissa Landry entitled "America's Grid Gamble: Is It Time to Let Private Power Play?" Here are excerpts: * * * After two decades of relatively flat electricity demand, the United States is confronting a new reality: explosive growth. From artificial intelligence and cloud computing to electric vehicles and advanced manufacturing, a powerful convergence of economic and technological forces is accelerating electricity consumption at a  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 (TNSletter) -- Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, and Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following letter to Thomas A. Barthold, chief of staff of the Senate Joint Committee on Taxation: * * * Here is the text of the letter: July 28, 2026 Thomas A. Barthold Chief of Staff Joint Committee on Taxation 502 Ford House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 Dear Mr. Barthold: Last July, President Trump signed the One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) into law, enacting numerous tax breaks for the wealthy, parti more PR