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…
‘Off The Table’: These GOP Lawmakers Refuse To Support Future Ukraine Funding As Potential Government Shutdown Looms
‘Off The Table’: These GOP Lawmakers Refuse To Support Future Ukraine Funding As Potential Government Shutdown Looms Jake Smith on September 18, 2023 Several Republican lawmakers are opposed to future funding to…
Denodo raises $336 million in funding from private equity giant TPG
(Reuters) – Private equity firm TPG has agreed to invest $336 million in data management company Denodo, in a deal that underscores the dissipating gloom over private market funding that had squeezed…
‘A Non-Denial Denial’: Reporter Spars With Biden Admin Spox Over Taxpayer Funding Of Wuhan Lab
‘A Non-Denial Denial’: Reporter Spars With Biden Admin Spox Over Taxpayer Funding Of Wuhan Lab Harold Hutchison on September 12, 2023 A reporter pressed State Department spokesman Matt Miller Tuesday after Miller…
Steinhardt Pleased Over Transportation Funding
TRENTON, NEW JERSEY – Senator Doug Steinhardt (R-23) lauds the award of a Local Transportation Project Fund Grant aimed at enhancing pedestrian safety on Roseberry Street in Phillipsburg. “I met with local…
Imbue raises $200 million at over $1 billion valuation in AI funding boost
(Reuters) – AI research lab Imbue has raised $200 million in a Series B funding round, which included participation from Astera Institute and Nvidia, at a valuation of over $1 billion, the…
Temasek leads $140 million Ola Electric funding at $5.4 billion valuation – sources
By Aditya Kalra and Aditi Shah NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Singapore’s investment firm Temasek led a $140 million funding round in India’s Ola Electric at a valuation of $5.4 billion, two sources…
First funding tranche for Verkor battery gigafactory near complete- co-founder
By Gilles Guillaume PARIS (Reuters) – Verkor should complete the first tranche of fundraising for its future battery gigafactory in Dunkirk, France, in the coming weeks, co-founder and chief customer officer Philippe…
AI startup Speak raises $16 million in latest funding led by Lachy Groom
(Reuters) – Speak, an artificial intelligence (AI)-backed English language learning platform, said on Thursday that it has raised $16 million in fresh funding led by venture capitalist Lachy Groom. The funding round,…
Biden Admin Seeks Long-Term Ukraine Aid Plan To Prevent Next President From Scaling Back Funding
Biden Admin Seeks Long-Term Ukraine Aid Plan To Prevent Next President From Scaling Back Funding Micaela Burrow on August 29, 2023 The Biden administration is seeking to hammer out a long-term Ukraine…
Former ICE Officials Warn Biden Admin Is Seeking To Redirect More Funding To Immigration Activists
Former ICE Officials Warn Biden Admin Is Seeking To Redirect More Funding To Immigration Activists Jennie Taer on August 27, 2023 Former Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials are sounding the alarm…
Phil Murphy Demands Equity, But Cut Funding to Students Whose Parents Didn’t Vote For Him
TRENTON, NJ – State legislators are pointing to New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy’s actions as hypocritical based on his calls for equity and equality in New Jersey. In recent years, the governor…
Catholic Preschools Sue State Officials Over Law Barring Them From Funding Program
Catholic Preschools Sue State Officials Over Law Barring Them From Funding Program Kate Anderson on August 16, 2023 Two Catholic preschools filed a lawsuit Wednesday against Colorado Department of Early Education officials…
Professors, Students Sue To Block DeSantis Law Barring DEI Funding In Higher Ed
Professors, Students Sue To Block DeSantis Law Barring DEI Funding In Higher Ed Brandon Poulter on August 15, 2023 A group of professors and students at New College of Florida banded together…
Ukraine ploughs funding into fortifying border with Russia, Belarus
KYIV (Reuters) – The Ukrainian government is to build new fortifications and military infrastructure in northeast regions that border Russia and Belarus at a cost of nearly $35 million, Prime Minister Denys…
US reports big interest in $52 billion semiconductor chips funding
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Commerce Department said on Wednesday that more than 460 companies have expressed interested in winning government semiconductor subsidy funding in a bid to boost…
‘Funding Russia’s Uranium Racket’: Jesse Watters Hammers Biden Admin For Halting Uranium Mining
‘Funding Russia’s Uranium Racket’: Jesse Watters Hammers Biden Admin For Halting Uranium Mining Harold Hutchison on August 8, 2023 Fox News host Jesse Watters blasted President Joe Biden for halting uranium mining…
Texas Republican ties US homeland security funding to border demands
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A prominent hardline conservative from Texas urged his fellow Republicans in the U.S. Congress on Tuesday to withhold funding from the Department of Homeland Security unless…
US Spent Years Funding And Training The African Military That Just Overthrew Its US-Backed Gov’t
US Spent Years Funding And Training The African Military That Just Overthrew Its US-Backed Gov’t Jake Smith on August 1, 2023 The United States has sunk $500 million over the last decade…
Kraken says all systems operational after issue with Ethereum funding gateway
(Corrects to remove erroneous Refinitiv Instrument Code) (Reuters) -Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken said on Sunday that issues with cryptocurrency Ethereum’s funding gateway have been resolved. “All systems operational,” Kraken said on its status…
Texas GOP Reps Vow To Block DHS Funding Over Border Dispute
Texas GOP Reps Vow To Block DHS Funding Over Border Dispute Arjun Singh on July 27, 2023 A group of Republican representatives from Texas vowed to block appropriations to the Department of…
US Republicans urge more funding for submarines in light of AUKUS deal
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Twenty-five U.S. Republican lawmakers urged President Joe Biden on Thursday to increase funding for the country’s submarine fleet, citing the recent three-nation AUKUS project to supply…
Geely truck unit, Farizon, raises $600 million in funding round
(Reuters) – China’s Farizon, a maker of electric and hybrid trucks which is owned by automaker Geely, has raised $600 million in a Series-A funding round, the company said in a statement.…
US suspends federal funding to Wuhan lab over non-compliance
(Reuters) – The U.S. has suspended federal funding to China’s Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) for failing to provide documentation related to concerns over biosafety protocol violations at the facility that has…
U.S. Cuts Funding to Wuhan Lab Despite Fauci Defense Over COVID Origin
On Tuesday night, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a memo proposing to suspend and debar the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) from participating in U.S. government programs. This…
Biden Admin Cuts Off Wuhan Lab From HHS Funding
A Tuesday night memo from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a proposal to suspend and debar the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) from participating in U.S. government programs.…
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