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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Thursday, November 21, 2024
A new bill aims to provide the first update in nearly 40 years to the Internal Revenue Service’s rules for Industrial Development Bonds for small and mid-size manufacturers and First-Time Farmer Bonds, also known as aggie bonds.
President-elect Joe Biden is out with a $1.9 trillion stimulus proposal that includes some significant new food assistance provisions, including an extension through the summer of the 15% increase in SNAP benefits provided by the COVID aid package enacted in December.
The Trump administration is unlikely to make a needed fix to tax regulations for farmer co-operatives, leaving many growers at risk of seeing higher tax bills, according to the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives.
Congressional leaders reach agreement with the White House on a $900 billion COVID-19 relief package that will include a new round of aid to various agriculture sectors while also ensuring the deductibility of expenses used to get forgiveness of Paycheck Protection Program loans.
WASHINGTON, July 19, 2017 - Many people buying energy-efficient items look forward to the cash-back incentives to offset the cost of these high-dollar products, but without the tax credit some countries are seeing a steep decline in electric vehicle (EV) sales.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27, 2017 - New EPA administrator Scott Pruitt has only been on the job a few days, but he’s already making big plans for changes at the agency he sued 14 times as former attorney general of Oklahoma.