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…
Senator Testa Applauds Additional Funding for Manufacturing Voucher Program
Sen. Michael Testa commended Governor Murphy for providing additional funding for the New Jersey Manufacturing Voucher Program.…
Despite Billions In Taxpayer Funding, Blue City’s Schools Are Literally Falling Apart
Despite Billions In Taxpayer Funding, Blue City’s Schools Are Literally Falling Apart Mia Hernandez on July 17, 2023 Nearly 4 in 10 Philadelphia schools were assessed and rated as having “unsatisfactory” conditions…
Biden EPA Launches $20 Billion ‘Green Bank’ Before GOP Can Repeal Funding
Biden EPA Launches $20 Billion ‘Green Bank’ Before GOP Can Repeal Funding John Hugh DeMastri on July 14, 2023 The Biden administration’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a $20 billion funding push…
NextDecade shares fall 23% as LNG project funding disappoints investors
(Reuters) – NextDecade Corp shares fell 23% on Thursday on investor worries over the terms of $18.4 billion financing the U.S. liquefied natural gas developer obtained to go ahead with the long-delayed…
House Republicans Introduce Bill To Close Loophole For Foreign Election Funding
House Republicans Introduce Bill To Close Loophole For Foreign Election Funding Arjun Singh on July 10, 2023 House Republicans are introducing a bill that would prohibit foreign nationals from contributing to political…
Exclusive-Video-sharing website BitChute seeks to raise $10 million in new funding round
By Helen Coster NEW YORK (Reuters) – Video-sharing website BitChute is raising $10 million in Series A funding at a valuation of $750 million to $1 billion, according to one of its…
Environmental Extremists Feud With Gay Activists Over Potential Oil And Gas Funding
Environmental Extremists Feud With Gay Activists Over Potential Oil And Gas Funding Laurel Duggan on June 30, 2023 The environmental activist group Just Stop Oil threatened to “take action” at Pride in…
Authentic Brands raises $500 million in funding from General Atlantic
(Reuters) -Authentic Brands Group has raised $500 million from its existing investor General Atlantic, bringing the private equity firm’s investment in the apparel chain operator to nearly $2 billion. The funding, announced…
Senate Approves O’Scanlon Bill That Prioritizes School Funding
Sen. Declan O'Scanlon's bill that would exempt certain school districts from state aid cuts was passed by the New Jersey Senate.…
EXCLUSIVE: GOP Rep. Green To Unveil Bill That Would Bar Biden HHS From Denying Title X Funding For Pro-Life States
EXCLUSIVE: GOP Rep. Green To Unveil Bill That Would Bar Biden HHS From Denying Title X Funding For Pro-Life States Harold Hutchison on June 26, 2023 Republican Rep. Mark Green of Tennessee…
Chipmaker Wolfspeed secures $1.25 billion in debt funding led by Apollo Global
(Reuters) – Wolfspeed said on Monday that a group led by Apollo Global Management would make a debt investment of $1.25 billion in the chipmaker, with room for an additional $750 million,…
House Committee Passes Rule Banning Pentagon From Funding ‘Censorship’ Orgs
House Committee Passes Rule Banning Pentagon From Funding ‘Censorship’ Orgs Micaela Burrow on June 22, 2023 The House included a rule banning the Pentagon from contracting with organizations seeking to rate or…
O’Scanlon Bill Prioritizing School Funding Advances
Sen. Declan O'Scanlon's bill that exempts certain school districts from state aid cuts was approved by the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee.…
US House Speaker McCarthy threatens to block funding for Chile waiver program
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Friday threatened to use congressional appropriations to block funding for a U.S. visa waiver program for Chile, blaming rising criminal activity…
‘Smut’: Town Board Partially Freezes Public Library Funding Amid Parent Protests Over Sexually Explicit Books For Kids
‘Smut’: Town Board Partially Freezes Public Library Funding Amid Parent Protests Over Sexually Explicit Books For Kids Reagan Reese on June 15, 2023 A grassroots coalition of 250 Virginia parents and community…
House GOP Spending Bill Would Block Veterans Affairs From Funding Sex Changes, Abortions
House GOP Spending Bill Would Block Veterans Affairs From Funding Sex Changes, Abortions Micaela Burrow on June 14, 2023 A GOP-led spending bill that passed committee Tuesday would block the Department of…
Catholic Parents Sue State Officials For Dismissing Supreme Court Decision Granting Religious Schools Tuition Funding
Catholic Parents Sue State Officials For Dismissing Supreme Court Decision Granting Religious Schools Tuition Funding Kate Anderson on June 14, 2023 A Catholic high school and two parents filed a lawsuit against…
House Provision Would Freeze Air Force Funding Until Biden Admin Makes Call On Space Command Headquarters
House Provision Would Freeze Air Force Funding Until Biden Admin Makes Call On Space Command Headquarters Micaela Burrow on June 13, 2023 A provision in the House of Representatives’ first-draft annual defense…
‘Cop City’: Blue City Officials Approve Funding For New Police Center Despite Activist Protests
‘Cop City’: Blue City Officials Approve Funding For New Police Center Despite Activist Protests Will Kessler on June 6, 2023 The Atlanta City Council passed a measure approving partial funding for a…
‘We Are Sick And Tired’: Black Chicago Residents Slam City Officials Over Funding For Migrants
‘We Are Sick And Tired’: Black Chicago Residents Slam City Officials Over Funding For Migrants Jennie Taer on May 31, 2023 Black Chicago residents criticized city officials for funding migrants over their…
Parents Sue Minnesota Gov For Barring Colleges With ‘Faith Statements’ From State Funding Program
Parents Sue Minnesota Gov For Barring Colleges With ‘Faith Statements’ From State Funding Program Kate Anderson on May 25, 2023 A group of parents in Minnesota filed a lawsuit against Democratic Gov.…
U.S. silicon photonics chip startup Ayar Labs gets AI funding boost
By Jane Lanhee Lee OAKLAND, California (Reuters) – Silicon Valley chip startup Ayar Labs raised another $25 million after its latest funding round closed, as demand has increased for faster, more energy-efficient…
Senate Approves Stanfield Bill that Would Update Funding for Environmental Infrastructure Projects
The NJ Senate advanced bipartisan legislation sponsored by Sen. Jean Stanfield that would approve the updated Fiscal Year 2024 Financial Plan of the NJIB.…
Property insurer SageSure turns ‘unicorn’ after $250 million funding round – source
By Jaiveer Shekhawat (Reuters) – SageSure became a “unicorn” after the U.S. property insurer raised $250 million in its latest funding round, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters. A unicorn…
Committee Clears Stanfield Bill that Would Update Funding for Environmental Infrastructure Projects
The Senate Environment and Energy Committee advanced bipartisan legislation sponsored by Sen. Jean Stanfield that would approve the updated Fiscal Year 2024 Financial Plan of the NJIB.…
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