Back to School Blues: Governor Murphy’s Funding Formula Devastates New Jersey Students Causing Anger, Fear and Anxiety in Many Underfunded Districts
Governor Phil Murphy’s S-2 Funding Formula Leaves Schools Closed, Unexpected Mergers, Teachers Without Jobs, Overcrowded Classrooms and No Money in its Wake As the school bells ring across New Jersey this fall…
IMF staff, Senegal reach agreement on $1.9 billion funding package
(Reuters) – International Monetary Fund staff have reached agreement with Senegal on financing facilities totalling about $1.9 billion, the Fund said in a statement. The deal is subject to approval by the…
Occidental to favor buybacks over funding direct air capture plants
By Sabrina Valle HOUSTON (Reuters) -Occidental Petroleum Corp on Wednesday said it will distribute any excess cash from high oil prices to shareholders instead of funding direct air capture (DAC) plants. The…
George Soros-Backed PAC Is Almost Entirely Funding Left-Wing Pittsburgh DA Candidate
George Soros-Backed PAC Is Almost Entirely Funding Left-Wing Pittsburgh DA Candidate Erinn Broadus on May 10, 2023 The Pennsylvania Justice and Safety PAC, a committee heavily funded by left-wing billionaire George Soros,…
EXCLUSIVE: Conservative Groups Urge Legislators To Stop Funding Foreign Orgs Promoting Gender Ideology, Abortion
EXCLUSIVE: Conservative Groups Urge Legislators To Stop Funding Foreign Orgs Promoting Gender Ideology, Abortion Laurel Duggan on May 4, 2023 Dozens of conservative leaders urged legislators to ensure the Biden administration stops…
Impact Nano, chip materials startup, wins funding from Intel, Goldman Sachs
By Jane Lanhee Lee OAKLAND, California (Reuters) – Impact Nano, a Massachusetts-based startup that makes specialty chemicals for the semiconductor industry and others, said on Thursday it raised $32 million in funding…
Monmouth County Legislators React to Busing Cuts Due to Loss of State Funding
In reaction to the news that Freehold Regional High School District will need to limit busing routes, Sen. Declan O’Scanlon, Asw. Vicky Flynn, and Asm. Gerry Scharfenberger call upon the NJDOE to…
Gov. Greg Abbott Does Not Seem Concerned That He’s Funding a Texas University Lab That Worked To Censor Conservatives
Gov. Greg Abbott Does Not Seem Concerned That He’s Funding a Texas University Lab That Worked To Censor Conservatives Katelynn Richardson on April 26, 2023 Texas Governor Greg Abbott did not address…
Red State Passes Bill Allowing Religious Institutions Access To State Funding
Red State Passes Bill Allowing Religious Institutions Access To State Funding Kate Anderson on April 26, 2023 The Oklahoma House of Representatives passed a bill Tuesday protecting religious institutions from being denied…
Commercial real estate loans in core Europe face $55 billion funding gap, report says
By Chiara Elisei LONDON (Reuters) – Around one in five loans backing commercial real estate (CRE) in Britain, France and Germany that fall due between now and 2025 are likely to face…
Rumpf: Indefensible that Trenton Wants to Increase Funding for Inmates But Refuses to Restore School Funding Cuts
During a hearing of the Assembly Budget Committee, Assemblyman Brian Rumpf challenged the Murphy administration on its proposed budget that would increase funding for inmates while Trenton refuses to fully restore funding…
Phil Murphy announces $100 million in funding for parks for ‘differently abled’ children
TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has announced a proposed investment of nearly $100 million for projects to develop or update parks and preserve open space, including a new initiative…
Kevin McCarthy Unveils GOP Plan To Slash Federal Funding, Address Budget
Kevin McCarthy Unveils GOP Plan To Slash Federal Funding, Address Budget Jason Cohen on April 17, 2023 The House will vote on a bill to raise the debt ceiling through 2023 and…
US IRS answered 2.4 million more taxpayer calls due to new funding
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Internal Revenue Service provided live assistance to 87% of taxpayers’ phone calls during the 2023 tax filing season, up from 15%, due to customer service hires made…
IMF seeks more funding assurances before pact on Pakistan aid – Bloomberg News
(Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund is seeking “necessary” financing assurances from Pakistan as soon as possible to conclude a bailout pact with the South Asian nation, Bloomberg News reported on Saturday.…
Ukraine secures another $5 billion in funding after meetings, prime minister says
By Andrea Shalal and Katharine Jackson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Ukraine secured promises of $5 billion in additional funding to support its ongoing fight against Russia amid “fruitful meetings” in Washington this week, Ukrainian…
Governor Murphy launches transgender website using part of $40 million American Rescue Plan funding
TOMS RIVER, NJ – Ocean County lawmakers are upset after Governor Phil Murphy continues to cut funding to schoolchildren but allocated a large amount of money to build a transgender hub using…
Data startup Cybersyn raises $63 million in Snowflake-led funding round
By Krystal Hu (Reuters) – Data startup Cybersyn said it has raised $62.9 million from investors including Snowflake Inc, Coatue Management and Sequoia Capital, its chief executive told Reuters. The investment marks…
Credit Agricole urges EU to end ‘unfair’ safety net funding
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – French bank Credit Agricole has called on the European Union to address what it says is an unfair system of funding for the bloc’s banking sector…
Toms River Mayor Hill Upset After Rodrick Blocks $13.9 Million Downtown Expansion Line of Credit
TOMS RIVER. NJ – Toms River Mayor Maurice Hill is angry today. On Tuesday, Toms River Councilmen Daniel Rodrick and Justin Lamb blocked a request by Hill for a $13.9 million line…
Ocean County Legislators Blast Murphy’s Funding of Transgender Website with Pandemic Relief Funds
Ocean County lawmakers questioned Gov. Phil Murphy's use of pandemic relief funds to develop a 'Transgender Information Hub' website while other critical needs that could have been funded have been ignored.…
Phil Murphy jokes about joining Jersey Shore cast, but serious about cutting school funding
TOMS RIVER, NJ – On April Fool’s Day, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy joked about joining the cast of the MTV show Jersey Shore, but he remains dead serious when it comes…
Top Senate Democrat Suggests Leveraging Funding To Drive Supreme Court Ethics Reform
Top Senate Democrat Suggests Leveraging Funding To Drive Supreme Court Ethics Reform Katelynn Richardson on April 3, 2023 Senate Appropriations subcommittee chair Democratic Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen intends to use his…
Connors, Rumpf & Gove Vote “YES” on School Funding Bill to Support Districts Hit With Catastrophic Cuts
Connors, Rumpf, and Gove voted 'YES' on legislation to restore 66% of the funding to 168 school districts that would otherwise be cut under Governor Murphy’s proposed budget for the 2023-2024 school…
VIDEO: Gov. Murphy Is Slashing School Funding While Spending Millions on Pork
Gov. Phil Murphy wants to slash aid to nearly 200 school districts despite having a $10 billion surplus and spending millions on political pork.…
O’Scanlon & Testa Say Trenton Democrats Are Prioritizing Pork Over School Funding in State Budget
Sen. Declan O'Scanlon and Sen. Michael Testa said Gov. Phil Murphy and legislative Democrats have prioritized funding political pork projects at the expense of schools in their FY 2024 state budget proposal.…
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