Rodrick Cuts Budget 9% – No Municipal Tax Increase
On June 30th, Mayor Rodrick and the Toms River Township Council presented a budget for 2025 that has a 9% reduction in overall spending while maintaining a zero percent tax increase. The…
Criminal Prosecutions Significantly Increase Under Leadership of United States Attorney Will Thompson during Fiscal Year 2022
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – United States Attorney Will Thompson had a momentous first year as the chief federal law enforcement officer for the Southern District of West Virginia. A series of successful…
U.S. new home sales increase again in November
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Sales of new U.S. single-family homes rose for a second straight month in November likely as Americans took advantage of a retreat in mortgage rates and incentives from desperate…
Massive Spending Bill Slips In Decade-High Pell Grant Increase
Massive Spending Bill Slips In Decade-High Pell Grant Increase Alexa Schwerha on December 21, 2022 A trillion dollar spending bill being considered this week by Congress would increase the maximum amount given…
Sextortion Crimes on the Increase: Talk to Your Kids Now
PITTSBURGH – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Pennsylvania, in partnership with Homeland Security Investigations – Philadelphia (HSI), the Federal Bureau of Investigation – Pittsburgh (FBI), and the…
U.S. Postal Service to double EV delivery fleet purchases
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) said on Tuesday it will more than double its planned electric delivery vehicles purchases, officials said on Tuesday, tapping funding from Congress…
ECB delivers fourth straight increase but slows pace
LONDON – The European Central Bank raised interest rates for the fourth time in a row on Thursday, and outlined plans to shrink its bloated balance sheet from March 2023 to contain…
U.S. SEC votes to increase disclosures around trading plans by insiders
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday voted to amend the Securities Exchange Act to expand disclosures around the trading of company shares by insiders, such as…
Ukraine to increase bonuses for staff at nuclear plant who remain loyal
By Dan Peleschuk KYIV (Reuters) – Ukrainian atomic energy agency Energoatom said on Wednesday it would offer higher bonuses to staff at the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station who remain loyal to…
White House’s Deese: Increase in food prices too high, progress needed
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden’s top economic adviser, Brian Deese, told MSNBC on Wednesday that the rise in food prices was too high and remained an area where more progress…
New York Launches ‘Hate And Bias’ Task Force As Antisemitic Crimes Increase
Kate Anderson on December 12, 2022 NEW YORK, NY – At an Orthodox Union event at Manhattan’s Lincoln Square Synagogue on Tuesday, Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul announced a statewide “hate and bias…
Phil Murphy’s electric boiler plan goes haywire as New Jersey dodges shocking heating increase
TRENTON, NJ – In his effort to outgreen the rest of the world, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy wanted to mandate the replacement of all commercial and public heating systems from gas…
ALD CEO: most existing shareholders fully subscribing to capital increase
By Nick Carey LONDON (Reuters) – Most of ALD’s existing shareholders are participating in a 1.2 billion euro ($1.27 billion) capital increase launched to finance its purchase of Dutch rival LeasePlan, the…
Japan to increase defence budget by $7.3 billion in fiscal 2023 – sources
By Takaya Yamaguchi and Yoshifumi Takemoto TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s government is set to raise defence spending by 1 trillion yen ($7.34 billion) to around 6.5 trillion yen in the next fiscal year…
Japan to increase defence budget by $7.3 billion in fiscal 2023 – sources
By Takaya Yamaguchi and Yoshifumi Takemoto TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s government is set to raise defence spending by 1 trillion yen ($7.34 billion) to around 6.5 trillion yen in the next fiscal year…
U.S. military to increase presence of rotational bomber forces in Australia
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. military will increase the rotation presence of its forces in Australia, including bomber forces, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Tuesday after talks with his Australian…
CBP Launches Global Business Identifier Pilot to Increase Supply Chain Visibility
WASHINGTON– U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), will collaborate with 13 partner government agencies to deploy a Global Business Identifier (GBI) pilot program that will test the concept of a single business…
Salvation Army sees increase in need as New Jerseyans battle inflation, rising food costs
In what has become a holiday tradition, the Salvation Army has officially kicked off its annual Red Kettle fundraising campaign across New Jersey – and is issuing a rallying cry for Americans to “Love Beyond”. …
U.S. Attorney Announces Agreement With New York University To Increase Accessibility Of Student Housing Facilities
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced a voluntary compliance agreement under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) with New York University…
Europe ministers tackle sharp increase in space funding
By Tim Hepher PARIS (Reuters) -European ministers haggled on Tuesday over a proposed 25% boost in space funding over the next three years designed to maintain Europe’s lead in Earth observation, expand…
ECB’s Holzmann backs 0.75 percentage point increase in December -FT
(Reuters) – European Central Bank policymaker Robert Holzmann backed a third straight 0.75 percentage point rise in the deposit rate for the next rate-setting meeting in December, the Financial Times reported on…
‘Look The Other Way’: Increase In Chinese International Students Raises National Security Concerns, Experts Say
‘Look The Other Way’: Increase In Chinese International Students Raises National Security Concerns, Experts Say Reagan Reese on November 16, 2022 The increase of Chinese international students attending U.S. universities presents an…
Biden administration warns of large increase in student loan defaults without debt forgiveness – CNBC
(Reuters) – Biden administration has warned of a ‘historically large increase’ in student loan defaults without debt forgiveness, CNBC reported on Wednesday. (Reporting by Maria Ponnezhath in Bengaluru)…
U.S. business inventories increase moderately in September
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. business inventories increased moderately in September, suggesting that businesses were becoming more cautious about ordering more merchandise as higher borrowing costs slow demand. Business inventories increased 0.4% after…
U.S. debt limit increase not needed this year -Sen. McConnell
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday downplayed the likelihood the chamber will vote by year’s end to raise the federal government’s statutory limit on borrowing, noting that such…
German regulator calls on banks to increase risk provisions
FRANKFURT (Reuters) -The president of Germany’s financial regulator, Mark Branson, on Monday called on banks to increase their risk provisions while earnings are strong. Branson, speaking at a conference in Frankfurt, praised…
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