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Senate spending bill offers 1.9% pay raise
Federal employees would receive a salary raise next year under spending legislation moving in the Senate — a rebuke to President Trump's proposed pay freeze for government workers.
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Kevin Bogardus, E&E News reporter
Federal employees would receive a salary raise next year under spending legislation moving in the Senate — a rebuke to President Trump's proposed pay freeze for government workers.
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross gave special treatment to a Republican governor's request for emergency aid last year, skipping standard review to personally approve the request in near-record time just before Election Day, federal records show.
By Thomas Frank in Climatewire
There is optimism about a year-end package of tax incentives, including on energy and the environment, but leaders say it will likely end up smaller than once envisioned.
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross gave special treatment to a Republican governor's request for emergency aid last year, skipping standard review to personally approve the request in near-record time just before Election Day, federal records show.
By Thomas Frank in Climatewire
There is optimism about a year-end package of tax incentives, including on energy and the environment, but leaders say it will likely end up smaller than once envisioned.