Mining Finance Alternative: The Inflation Reduction Act Insights

TL/DR - Under the Biden Administration's Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), mineral producers and investors are leveraging tax credits and loan guaranty programs to fund mining projects. Section 45X provides tax credits for energy components including critical minerals, while Section 48C provides a tax credit for projects that produce, refine, or…

Vote to Name Grand Rapids Parks’ New Turf-Painting Robot

TL/DR - The Grand Rapids Parks and Recreation Department in Michigan is seeking public input to rename its turf painting robot, currently known as 'Turfy McTankface'. The robot uses GPS to paint lines on athletic fields and has been in service since 2021. The department will accept family-friendly name suggestions through March 15, and will then…

Revolutionizing Clean Energy

TL/DR - The IRS has released regulations under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 that enable entities in the clean energy sector to select tax credits as federal income tax payments. The regulations are expected to stimulate growth and innovation in the sector, and they provide a detailed framework for the elective payment of these tax credits,…

Texts Reveal Extent of 2020 Election Fake Electors Scheme

TL/DR - Right-wing attorney Kenneth Chesebro, who was involved in devising the Trump campaign's fake electors plot, continued to propose methods to overturn the 2020 presidential election even after the US Capitol attack. Chesebro and former Trump lawyer Jim Troupis (both from Wisconsin) recently settled a lawsuit brought by Wisconsin’s real…