Gov. Charlie Baker will testify before lawmakers on his $2.9 billion spending proposal in the first hearing on how to spend some $5 billion in American Rescue Plan Act funding. Baker plans to testify virtually about his bill (H 3922), which would spend more than half of the ARPA funding quickly on housing and home …
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Credit: (ChrisGoldNY via Creative Commons under CC BY-NC 2.0)Wastewater management plant in Newtown Creek, with the skyline of New York City in the background. New Jersey has a golden opportunity to fix its outdated water infrastructure, thanks to a potential flood of federal funding. And the new leaders of the state’s top water-advocacy group want …
It appears the recent round of Restaurant Revitalization Fund grants — nearly $28.6 billion to 101,004 restaurants across the country as of June 30 — provided just the lifeline some Las Vegas restaurant operators needed to weather the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Nevada restaurants and lounges were granted $267,504,133 in the latest round …
NEW DELHI: The government and the Pension Fund Regulatory & Development Authority (PFRDA) are discussing amendments to the law to ensure the regulation of a large number of superannuation funds that currently escape the required scrutiny. Although there are no official estimates, around 400-500 are seen to be “unregulated” superannuation funds, with 50-60 being large …
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Lawmakers have dropped plans to help fund a roughly $1 trillion infrastructure package by boosting tax-collecting enforcement at the Internal Revenue Service, according to a key negotiator, adding new difficulties to funding the bipartisan measure ahead of a looming deadline for agreement. Republican opposition is a main reason that financing for more IRS enforcement is …
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LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Michael D. MacDonald on Thursday voted to invest $1.3 billion in federal recovery funding to repair Michigan bridges listed in severe condition — including over 20 bridges in Macomb County. “This would be a positive investment of our federal recovery dollars to improve the safety of our roads and help local …
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The city has spun up another emergency relief program for arts organizations, with $2 million in federal aid available for nonprofit groups connected to local arts and cultural communities. The Arts & Culture Non-Profit Relief Grant will provide 100 grants of $20,000 to local groups in the creative sector that have had their fundraising and …
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The problem with all that, Ehrlich told Humetewa, starts with the fact that there has yet to be a ruling that the state broke the law. And without some actual harm, he said, there’s no basis for her to even consider the state’s claim that the restriction is unconstitutional. “Arizona does nothing more than guess …
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COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) – The Valley Healthcare System has received a $2.8 million grant from the American Rescue Plan Act. The company says there are three target areas for the funding: maintaining and increasing capacity, recovery, and enhancing infrastructure. Valley Healthcare System CEO Sarah Lang said, “The funding through the American Rescue Plan Act fuels …
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