But Collins says some of the report’s recommendations have already been implemented “without the wide-ranging debate these significant issues deserve”. “Following revelations that Labour gave $2.75 million to a Mongrel Mob trust and reports of escalating gun crime, the public needs confidence in the justice system,” Collins said on Sunday. “At a time when the …
Mark Weitenbeck, treasurer with the Wisconsin Association of Railroad Passengers, said a new funding model that provides more federal dollars to ease the upfront burden on states could help bring a new passenger rail route through Madison, a prospect Democrats hoped would come to fruition about a decade ago before Republicans won control of state …
Older youth in foster care and former youth in foster care under age 27 may be eligible for one-time funding of up to $12,000 through the Education & Training Voucher (ETV) Program, or up to $2,000 in COVID-19 relief funds for education, employment, housing, transportation, life skills, or other services. To learn about more about …
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Hawai‘i is set to receive more than $3 million in federal funding to help detect and prevent potential COVID-19 outbreaks among the state’s most vulnerable and high-risk communities – including people experiencing homelessness and prison populations. The funding is part of the American Rescue Plan and provided by the US Department of Health and Human …
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — More than 360 Kentucky cities will receive $157 million in American Rescue Plan funding as soon as next week, Gov. Andy Beshear said. “I’m relieved our eligible city governments will receive these funds, because if we are to build a better Kentucky, we must ensure our communities are supported and positioned …
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BARBARA GOMES has almost completed her doctorate in biomedicine at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), one of the best in Brazil. Jobs are scarce and the best she has been able to find is a substitute teaching position at the university that pays around 4,000 reais ($760) a month. For her experiments …
LOS LUNAS — Los Lunas is one step closer to constructing a new interchange at I-25 in the southern part of the village. Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced a $25 million grant has been awarded to the village as a part of their INFRA program to go towards the project. “We, …
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Alabama counties are asking the U.S. Treasury Department to allow a second way to calculate tax revenue losses caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, an option they say is needed to effectively use federal funds from the American Rescue Plan. Sonny Brasfield, executive director of the Association of County Commissions of Alabama, sent a letter last …
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U.S. Senators Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth recently announced a total of $2 million in federal funding to help address trauma and the cycle of violence in Chicago. University of Illinois Chicago Urban Youth Trauma Center’s Innovative Guidance for Neighborhood Initiatives for Trauma-informed Effectiveness, or IGNITE, and UIC’s Service-partners Promoting Awareness, Resilience and Knowledge-based Solutions, …
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Tesla Supercharger Station CNBC | Andrew Evers Tesla CEO Elon Musk said Tuesday that the company’s network of DC fast-charging stations for its electric vehicles, also known as the Tesla Supercharger network, will be open to other types of electric vehicles in 2021. Responding to a Tesla fan on Twitter, where Musk commands a following of …
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