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…
‘Absolute Disgusting Language’: GOP Presidential Candidates Condemn Campus Antisemitism, Threaten To Pull Funding
‘Absolute Disgusting Language’: GOP Presidential Candidates Condemn Campus Antisemitism, Threaten To Pull Funding Mary Lou Masters on October 21, 2023 GOP presidential primary hopefuls slammed antisemitism on campuses following the Hamas terrorist…
President of Suburban Chicago Environmental Company Indicted for Allegedly Obstructing Federal Probe Into Grant Funding of Hotel Demolition Project
CHICAGO — A federal grand jury has indicted the president of an environmental services company for allegedly obstructing an investigation into the grant funding of a hotel demolition project in the Chicago…
Profits of US mid-sized banks likely to be squeezed by higher funding costs
By Manya Saini and Niket Nishant (Reuters) – U.S. mid-sized banks will likely need to shell out more to retain deposits in the next few months, a move that could crimp margins…
‘FrankenSAM’: US Scrambles To Send Improvised Air Defense System To Ukraine Amid Funding Uncertainty
‘FrankenSAM’: US Scrambles To Send Improvised Air Defense System To Ukraine Amid Funding Uncertainty Micaela Burrow on October 12, 2023 The U.S. is cobbling together patchwork air defense systems for Ukraine as…
Law Enforcement Agencies in Western Washington receive more than $3.6 million in U.S. Department of Justice Grant Funding
Seattle – More than a dozen law enforcement agencies in western Washington received U.S. DOJ Byrne grant funding to support local needs ranging from body-worn camera programs, to specialized equipment needs, to…
Money now, shares later: more IMF countries voice support for pragmatic IMF funding boost
By David Lawder MARRAKECH, Morocco (Reuters) – Support increased on Wednesday for the U.S.-backed call to boost the International Monetary Fund’s quota lending resources without shareholding changes, according to statements from various…
New Jersey Congressman Introduces Bill to Continue Funding Israel’s Iron Dome
TRENTON, NJ – A New Jersey Congressman has presented a bill proposing an allocation of $2,000,000,000 from the Treasury for the fiscal year 2024. New Jersey Congressman Josh Gottheimer introduced the bill…
Here’s Where The House GOP Speaker Candidates Stand On Ukraine Funding
Here’s Where The House GOP Speaker Candidates Stand On Ukraine Funding Jake Smith on October 8, 2023 There are a number of confirmed and potential candidates lined up to replace Kevin McCarthy…
US faces pushback on plan to bolster IMF funding without shareholding changes
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. faces an uphill battle to persuade other International Monetary Fund member countries to expand the IMF’s lending war chest without boosting the shareholdings of…
Florida sues White House over funding tied to new state labor law
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) – Florida sued the Biden administration on Wednesday, accusing it of threatening to withhold more than $800 million of funding for transportation infrastructure because of a new state…
Senator Bucco Applauds Funding for Key Morris County Initiatives
Sen. Anthony Bucco issued the following statement in response to several key resources and programs receiving critical funding in Morris County.…
Biden Signs Short-Term Funding Bill To Avoid Government Shutdown
Biden Signs Short-Term Funding Bill To Avoid Government Shutdown Kate Anderson on September 30, 2023 President Joe Biden signed a 45-day government funding bill into law late Saturday, narrowly avoiding the first…
Senate Passes Temporary Funding Bill To Prevent Government Shutdown
Senate Passes Temporary Funding Bill To Prevent Government Shutdown Kate Anderson on September 30, 2023 The Senate passed a short-term funding package on Saturday that was passed by a bipartisan vote in…
House Passes Short-Term Government Funding Bill Seeking To Avoid Shutdown
House Passes Short-Term Government Funding Bill Seeking To Avoid Shutdown Katelynn Richardson on September 30, 2023 The House of Representatives voted to pass a 45-day short-term spending bill Saturday, potentially staving off…
Under Indictment, Menendez Lashes Out at MAGA and Ukraine Funding Cut
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) issued a statement lauding the passage of the continuing resolution to fund the government, while also expressing disappointment over the lack of funding for…
House Republicans Reject Stopgap Funding Bill, Paving Way for Government Shutdown
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A group of hardline Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives voted down a temporary funding bill on Friday, increasing the likelihood of a partial federal government shutdown starting…
US Senate secures votes to advance temporary government funding bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate secured enough votes on Thursday to open debate on a temporary government funding bill that aims to avert a partial government shutdown this weekend, as voting…
‘I Will NOT Support This’: House Republicans Come Out Against Bipartisan Senate Funding Deal
‘I Will NOT Support This’: House Republicans Come Out Against Bipartisan Senate Funding Deal Mary Lou Masters on September 26, 2023 Numerous House Republicans came out against the Senate’s bipartisan temporary funding…
Senate Reaches Bipartisan Funding Agreement Seeking To Avoid Government Shutdown
Senate Reaches Bipartisan Funding Agreement Seeking To Avoid Government Shutdown Arjun Singh on September 26, 2023 Senators reached a bipartisan agreement on a continuing resolution in hopes of avoiding a government shutdown,…
US Senate poised to advance temporary government funding bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate on Tuesday secured the votes needed to limit debate on advancing a temporary government funding bill that aims to avoid a partial government shutdown on Sunday.…
Chipmaker GlobalFoundries seeks funding under CHIPS Act
(Reuters) – Contract chipmaker GlobalFoundries said on Monday it has submitted applications for funding under the U.S. CHIPS act to expand capacity and modernize its local manufacturing facilities. The CHIPS and Science…
US House panel approves four funding bills; government shutdown deadline approaches
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives’ Rules Committee on Saturday voted, 9-2, to tee up four appropriations bills for debate on the full House floor, the latest move in Republicans’…
Funding Ukraine weapons would put EU lending arm on ‘wrong track’, outgoing chief warns
By Rodrigo Campos NEW YORK (Reuters) – The head of the European Investment Bank (EIB) has warned his soon-to-be-announced successor that bowing to pressure from some EU capitals to fund weapons for…
Swedish appeals court upholds conviction in PKK funding case
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – A Swedish appeals court on Wednesday upheld the guilty verdict of a man charged with attempting to finance the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), in a ruling that could…
‘Funding Both Sides Of The War’: Ted Cruz Rips Biden, Says $6 Billion Will Help Iran Build Drones
‘Funding Both Sides Of The War’: Ted Cruz Rips Biden, Says $6 Billion Will Help Iran Build Drones Harold Hutchison on September 18, 2023 Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas blasted President…
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