WASHINGTON (AP) — A proposal to deter states from regulating artificial intelligence for a decade was soundly defeated in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday, thwarting attempts to insert the measure into President Donald Trump’s big bill of tax breaks and spending cuts.

A Republican plan heading to a vote in the Senate would quickly end incentives for clean energy and impose new taxes on some wind and solar projects, while boosting production of coal used to make ste

As Senate Republicans debate President Donald Trump’s tax and spending bill, renewable energy companies are reeling at what looks like a worst-case scenario for the industry. The latest version of the Senate bill includes a new excise tax on wind and solar projects with certain Chinese components,