GOP state lawmakers warm to the Inflation Reduction Act

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The Inflation Reduction Act's tax-credit approach to climate policy is getting a warm reception from some state GOP legislators.

Why it matters: The IRA is an all-carrot, no-stick approach to cutting emissions — a method favored by moderates that may help it withstand repeal pushes from the hard right.

Driving the news: GOP state lawmakers from across the country flew in this week for the annual Leadership Alliance for a More Perfect Union (LAMP) conference, hosted by the Joseph Rainey Center for Public Policy.

Here's what some attendees said about the IRA's tax-credit approach...

Between the lines: The lawmakers talked a lot about permits, tax policy and minimizing pain in local economies that rely on producing fossil fuels.

The bottom line: Republican states want to position themselves to capitalize on all of the money flowing from the IRA, which managed to survive its first threat from the far right during the debt ceiling debate.