Reporter's Notebook: A guide to the college sports vote and Senate’s Ohio showdown

The Senate is poised to possibly pass by the end of this week a bill fundamentally altering money and eligibility rules in college sports .

The Senate will take a test vote on the measure on Thursday.

More than 70 senators support the bill that establishes a ceiling for how much money schools can allocate to pay students for their name, image and likeness.

The legislation also limits transfers and sets eligibility standards.

The Senate could pass the bill later on Thursday if there’s a time agreement.

But does the Senate really want to make college sports the punctuation point before it leaves for the midterms ? It’s possible that senators have no other choice.

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HERE'S WHAT'S INSIDE Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., wants to do a bipartisan permitting reform bill .

The legislation would deal with data centers, drilling and environmental concerns — but that bill is aspirational and not yet ready for a vote.

Thune said last night that the odds favored the Senate staying in session next week, which they were scheduled to do anyway.

What has emerged is a dispute over the Ratepayer Protection Act.

That bill passed the House last week 417-3.

It would defray the cost of utilities consumers must pay if they reside near data centers.

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