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…
Congress Stuffs $12 Billion In Ukraine Aid Into Government Funding Bill: REPORT
Congress Stuffs $12 Billion In Ukraine Aid Into Government Funding Bill: REPORT Micaela Burrow on September 26, 2022 Congress has complied with the Biden administration’s request to include $12 billion for…
Procedural vote on U.S. gov’t funding bill expected Tuesday -aide
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A procedural vote on a government funding bill is expected to take place on Tuesday, an aide to U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Thursday. Congress faces…
Denmark becomes first to offer ‘loss and damage’ climate funding
By Valerie Volcovici (Reuters) – Denmark on Tuesday pledged over $13 million (100 million Danish crowns) to support developing nations that have experienced losses caused by climate disruptions, becoming the first country…
U.S. picks team to oversee $52.7 billion in semiconductor funding
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Biden administration on Tuesday named a team of senior advisers to oversee $52.7 billion in government funding to boost semiconductor manufacturing and research. Commerce Department…
Russian funding claims spice up Italian election
By Crispian Balmer ROME (Reuters) – U.S. claims that Russia has given at least $300 million to political parties in more than two dozen countries sent a jolt through Italy’s election campaign…
Biden administration to seek chip funding applications next year – NYT
(Reuters) – The United States Department of Commerce aims to begin soliciting applications for semiconductor chips funding from companies no later than February, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said in an interview with…
Italy’s EU funding plan can be modified – Meloni
By Francesco Zecchini CERNOBBIO, Italy (Reuters) – Italy should not take on more debt to respond to the energy crisis but it should be able to amend its European Union-backed recovery programme…
Cuba slams US funding to “promote democracy” as illegal
By Dave Sherwood HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuba slammed U.S. funding for “democracy promotion” programs as interventionist and illegal, aimed at toppling the government just as the island nation faces its worst economic…
Somerset Announces $180K ARP Funding for Greenbrook Sewer Project
by Somerset County Board of Commissioners GREEN BROOK, NJ – Somerset County is providing $180,000 in American Rescue Plan funds to help Green Brook complete its four year sewer line inspection and…
Telfair County woman sentenced to federal prison for scheme to fraudulently obtain COVID-19 relief funding
SAVANNAH, GA: A Telfair County woman has been sentenced to federal prison after admitting she participated in a scheme to fraudulently obtain millions of dollars in COVID-19 relief funds. Shakeena Hamilton, 34,…
Five additional defendants charged with fraudulently obtaining COVID-19 relief funding
SAVANNAH, GA: The number of defendants charged with illegally obtaining pandemic relief funds continues to rise in the Southern District of Georgia as investigators identify those who used fraud to receive government…
McConnell-Linked Super PAC Cuts Funding For Blake Masters In Arizona
McConnell-Linked Super PAC Cuts Funding For Blake Masters In Arizona Jennie Taer on August 26, 2022 A Mitch McConnell-linked Senatorial Republican Super PAC has pulled millions of dollars in ad buys in…
EXCLUSIVE: Republicans Call On Pentagon, State Dept To Stop Funding Elite DC Think Tank Over China Ties
EXCLUSIVE: Republicans Call On Pentagon, State Dept To Stop Funding Elite DC Think Tank Over China Ties Philip Lenczycki on August 26, 2022 Republican congressmen are calling on the Pentagon to defund…
Indian banks issue more CDs to secure cheap funding
By Dharamraj Lalit Dhutia MUMBAI (Reuters) – Indian banks have increased their fundraising activity through the issuance of certificates of deposits, as funding in the banking system continues to contract, analysts said.…
‘Politics Over Public Safety’: Mayor Sues To Avoid Police Funding Increase
‘Politics Over Public Safety’: Mayor Sues To Avoid Police Funding Increase Trevor Schakohl on August 18, 2022 Democratic Kansas City, Missouri, Mayor Quinton Lucas on Wednesday announced a lawsuit against the state…
EV maker Faraday Future to raise up to $600 million in funding
(Reuters) -Faraday Future Intelligent Electric Inc said on Monday that the electric-vehicle startup will raise up to $600 million in funding as it looks to deliver its FF 91 luxury car later…
U.N. humanitarian agencies face record funding gap this year
GENEVA – U.N. humanitarian projects face a record funding gap this year, with only a third of the required $48.7 billion secured so far as global needs outpace pledges, a spokesman for…
Analysis-Hong Kong’s cheap funding window shrinks as banks feel cash tighten
SHANGHAI/HONG KONG – Investors who have exploited Hong Kong’s cheap interest rates all year to fund other trades globally are finding that the window is closing as local cash conditions tighten and…
Baltimore Man Sentenced to Over Five Years in Federal Prison for Fraudulently Obtaining Over $250,000 in Covid-19 Cares-Act Funding and Defrauding Over $1 Million Dollars from Businesses
Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Deborah K. Chasanow sentenced Keon Ball, age 45, of Baltimore, Maryland to 66 months in federal prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release, for wire…
EV firm Faraday Future drops after flagging need for funding
(Reuters) – Faraday Future Intelligent Electric Inc’s shares fell more than 7% in premarket trading on Tuesday after the electric-vehicle maker flagged the need for more cash to launch its FF91 luxury…
‘Extremely Troubling’: UNC Student Government Withholds Funding From Pro-Life Groups
‘Extremely Troubling’: UNC Student Government Withholds Funding From Pro-Life Groups Reagan Reese on July 21, 2022 The student government at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is avoiding business with…
Biden to outline $37 billion funding request for crime prevention
WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden will lay out plans on Thursday to ask Congress for $37 billion for crime prevention programs as he seeks to address one of the top concerns among…
LANDER MAN SENTENCED TO 63 MONTHS’ IMPRISONMENT FOR WIRE FRAUD RELATING TO CARES ACT STIMULUS FUNDING
Acting United States Attorney Nicholas Vassallo announced today that PAUL MCCOWN, 33, of Lander, Wyoming, was sentenced on July 5, 2022, by Chief United States District Court Judge Scott W. Skavdahl, for…
State Department Funding Korean Influencers To Rake In International Students
State Department Funding Korean Influencers To Rake In International Students Josh Hypes on July 20, 2022 The State Department is funding a non-profit to recruit Korean social media influencers to drum up…
AfDB seeks to increase concessional funding to fragile African economies
By Ahmed Eljechtimi MARRAKECH, Morocco – The African Development Bank (AfDB) is seeking additional capital for its fund offering infrastructure finance at cheap rates to low-income and fragile African economies, the bank’s…
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