US congressional funding fights take toll on housing aid programs
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democrats in the U.S. Congress fended off some of the deepest cuts to housing and other social safety net …
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New Jersey Senate Education Committee Reviews School Funding Formula
TRENTON, NJ — New Jersey Senator Vin Gopal, Chair of the Education Committee, presided over an extensive hearing on Thursday, listening to hours of testimony …
Manchester Police Department to Receive $1.1 Million in Federal Funding
MANCHESTER, NJ — The Manchester Police Department is set to receive a substantial federal investment of $1,148,000, aimed at sustaining adequate staffing levels and modernizing …
Millions of Dollars Earmarked to Support Funding Theatrical Productions To Teach Africans About LGBTQ Rights
Biden Admin Funding Theatrical Productions To Teach Africans About LGBTQ Rights Robert Schmad on March 13, 2024 The Biden administration is spending taxpayer dollars to …
Your Jeans Could Be Funding The Abortion Industry
Your Jeans Could Be Funding The Abortion Industry Robert Schmad on March 6, 2024 The Levi Strauss Foundation, which is wholly funded by the clothing …
Jackson Township Announces Master Plan Committee in Anticipation of Infrastructure Funding, State Mandates
JACKSON, New Jersey – Jackson Township leaders have initiated the process of updating their Master Plan to accommodate future growth and secure state and county …
These Ocean County Fire Departments to Receive Over $1 Million in American Rescue Plan Funding
TRENTON, NJ—Governor Phil Murphy announced a $20 million allocation in American Rescue Plan Firefighter Grants for fire departments throughout New Jersey. This funding aims to …
New Jersey Mayor Says State Using School Funding Cuts to Deal Political Payback
Jackson Township Mayor Criticizes New Jersey School Funding Cuts JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ—It’s no secret that the new S2 funding formula hurts school districts and students …
Government Funding Package Could Cut Into Biden’s Green Agenda
Government Funding Package Could Cut Into Biden’s Green Agenda Nick Pope on March 4, 2024 A new government funding bill released Sunday includes numerous provisions …
New VA Funding Bill Includes Provision To Protect Veterans’ Second Amendment Rights
New VA Funding Bill Includes Provision To Protect Veterans’ Second Amendment Rights Micaela Burrow on March 4, 2024 Congress’ funding deal unveiled Sunday night overturns …
Phil Murphy Cuts $20 Million in Community College Funding Under Stronger and Fairer Budget
TRENTON, NJ — Northwest New Jersey legislators, including Sen. Parker Space, Assemblyman Michael Inganamort, and Assemblywoman Dawn Fantasia, advocate for Governor Phil Murphy and Democratic …
Day After Spiking School Funding Football Legislators Report More Cuts
JACKSON, NEW JERSEY — Less than 48 hours after bragging about $2.5 million in returned state aid to the Jackson School district and promising more …
Jackson Township Receives Crucial $2.1 Million in School Funding Amid Financial Strain
Jackson, NJ – Jackson Township Mayor Michael Reina today expressed his gratitude to the New Jersey Senate Educational Subcommittee for releasing $2,137,833 in funding to …
Congressional Leaders Strike Government Funding Deal
Congressional Leaders Strike Government Funding Deal Nick Pope on February 28, 2024 Bipartisan congressional leadership reached a deal to keep the government funded for the …
Baltimore Acquires Hotels to Address Homelessness with Federal Funding
Baltimore, MD – The Mayor’s Office of Homeless Services (MOHS) in Baltimore announced the acquisition of two hotel properties funded by the American Rescue Plan …
New Jersey Boardwalks Get $100,0000,000 Facelift Funding
TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey has announced a significant investment in the future of New Jersey’s iconic shorelines with a $100 million Boardwalk Preservation Fund …
GOP Senator Demands Answers About Taxpayer Funding For ‘Woke Kindergarten’ At California School
GOP Senator Demands Answers About Taxpayer Funding For ‘Woke Kindergarten’ At California School Kate Anderson on February 23, 2024 Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana …
Seaside Heights Receives $4.8 Million in Boardwalk Funding
TRENTON, NJ – The Murphy Administration has announced a significant investment in the future of New Jersey’s shorelines, with Seaside Heights in Ocean County being …
Lakewood Secures Record Urban Enterprise Zone Grant Funding for Community Initiatives
Trenton, NJ – The Urban Enterprise Zone Authority (UEZA), linked with the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, has announced Lakewood as the beneficiary of …
Eyeing China, senior US lawmaker vows to back funding for Pacific islands
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Republican chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee said on Friday he supported funding for U.S.-allied Pacific Island …
US awards nearly $1 billion for airports in latest funding round
(Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said on Thursday it was awarding $970 million to 114 airports across the country as part of efforts …
Pentagon chief vows to support Ukraine even as future funding remains in doubt
By Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Wednesday said the United States would not back down from …
Jordan to be hit hard if UNRWA funding does not resume – agency
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN (Reuters) – Jordan’s already struggling economy will face even tougher times if several donors continue to suspend funding for the U.N. …
Analysis-Euro area governments smash bond sale records in hefty funding year
By Yoruk Bahceli and Harry Robertson AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Euro zone governments sold a record amount of bonds directly to investors in January, seeing the …
Toms River’s Police Funding Problem Can Be Solved If Town Cancels This Million Dollar No Bid Contract
TOMS RIVER, NJ – The Toms River Police Department and EMT CSO program is having over $1,000,000 annually being ripped from their budget by a …
Russia probing for Ukraine weaknesses as US funding stalls
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Russia’s military is carrying out probing attacks with barrages of missiles and drones in an attempt to find weaknesses in Ukraine’s military …
Congressman Gottheimer Challenges Funding for Crisis Pregnancy Centers Amid Ideological Debate
New Jersey Congressman Josh Gottheimer has taken a firm stance against federal funding for Crisis Pregnancy Centers (CPCs), asserting that these centers mislead pregnant women …
Record budget for Gates Foundation as wider global health funding stalls
By Jennifer Rigby LONDON (Reuters) – The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation plans to spend more this year than ever before — $8.6 billion — …
US congressional leaders agree on stopgap funding bill -source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. congressional leaders have agreed on a two-tranche stopgap spending bill to keep the federal government funded into March and avert a partial …
US startup funding continues to drop despite AI frenzy
By Krystal Hu (Reuters) – U.S. investors injected $170.6 billion into startups in 2023, a decrease of nearly 30% from the $242.2 billion recorded in …
Mike Johnson And Chuck Schumer Reach Government Funding Deal, But Some Republicans Are Reportedly ‘Pissed’
Mike Johnson And Chuck Schumer Reach Government Funding Deal, But Some Republicans Are Reportedly ‘Pissed’ Nick Pope on January 7, 2024 Senate Majority Leader Chuck …
US overnight funding rate hits record high amid year-end volatility
By Davide Barbuscia NEW YORK (Reuters) – A gauge measuring the borrowing costs on loans between banks and other participants in the U.S. repurchase agreement …
Congress Unlikely To Pass All Appropriations Bills Before Next Government Funding Deadline In 2024, Experts Say
Congress Unlikely To Pass All Appropriations Bills Before Next Government Funding Deadline In 2024, Experts Say Arjun Singh on December 25, 2023 The Senate and …
U.N. Palestinian refugee agency decries Swiss move to cut funding
By Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber GENEVA (Reuters) – The head of the U.N. Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA) denounced a move by Switzerland to cut aid as the …
Concerns Raised Over Phil Murphy’s StayNJ Program Implementation and Funding
TRENTON, NJ — Assemblyman Brian Bergen (R-Morris) has raised concerns regarding the newly announced StayNJ task force, particularly about the lack of clarity on the …
Former Executive Director of Alabama Association for Career and Technical Education Sentenced for Embezzling Federal Funding
Montgomery, Alabama – Today, Acting United States Attorney Jonathan S. Ross announced the sentencing of a former executive director for …
Sri Lanka to receive about $600m ADB funding post-IMF approval – official
By Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lanka will get about $600 million, on a staggered basis, from the Asian Development Bank after the International …
Spending fight imperils US Pacific island funding meant to counter China
By Michael Martina and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. budget wrangling could further delay funding approval for new agreements with Pacific island nations meant …
Former Blackfeet Tribal operations manager suspected of stealing tribal COVID-19 relief funding arraigned on charges
GREAT FALLS — The former operations manager for the Blackfeet Tribe was arraigned today on charges accusing him of stealing federal COVID-19 relief funding the …
US funding for Ukraine arms has poured into Pennsylvania, Arizona and Texas
By Mike Stone WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Biden administration has been circulating on Capitol Hill the first breakdown of which U.S. states have benefited from …
Women founders get tiny fraction of venture funding – report
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Women across northwestern Europe received a tiny fraction of venture capital raised in 2023, with all-female founding teams receiving 0.6% in France, …
NYC Mayor Adams Announces Funding Cuts For Cops, Schools To Pay For City’s Illegal Migrant Crisis
Eric Adams Announces Funding Cuts For Cops, Schools To Pay For City’s Illegal Migrant Crisis Harold Hutchison on November 16, 2023 Democratic Mayor Eric Adams …
Analysis-Cheap yuan catapults China to second-biggest trade funding currency
By Samuel Shen and Rae Wee SHANGHAI/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Global companies are making a beeline for China’s debt markets, issuing record amounts of yuan-denominated bonds …
U.S. Senate to vote on stopgap government funding bill on Wednesday night -Schumer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate will vote Wednesday night on a stopgap measure to avert a partial government shutdown, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said. …
Benko’s Signa unit seeks $2.2 billion funding amid property crisis – Bloomberg News
(Reuters) – Property tycoon Rene Benko-founded Signa Group’s Prime unit has approached investors to seek up to 2 billion euros ($2.17 billion) in funding, Bloomberg …
US unveils up to $3.5 billion funding to boost domestic battery manufacturing
(Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Energy on Wednesday announced up to $3.5 billion to strengthen domestic production of batteries and battery materials from the …
China is eyeing $137 billion of new funding to boost housing market – Bloomberg News
(Reuters) – China plans to provide at least 1 trillion yuan ($137.22 billion) of low-cost financing to the nation’s urban village renovation and affordable housing …
Juul Labs raises $1.3 billion in funding
(Reuters) -Juul Labs said on Monday it has raised about $1.3 billion in funding, months after the e-cigarette maker revealed plans to lay off about …
General Flynn Advocates for Withdrawal and Funding Cessation in Iraq
NEW YORK, NY — In a recent statement, General Flynn called for an immediate halt of all U.S. financial assistance to Iraq, citing extensive expenditures …
US Treasuries basis trades seen as less profitable as funding costs rise
By Davide Barbuscia NEW YORK (Reuters) – A hedge fund arbitrage trading strategy that likely exacerbated a crash in the world’s biggest bond market in …