House Public Health Chairman Sam Creekmore, R-New Albany, tells Mississippi Today's Geoff Pender and Taylor Vance he's hopeful he and other negotiators can strike a deal on Medicaid expansion to address dire issues in the unhealthiest state.
It follows recent Mr Harris’ recent comments that people of his generation were more familiar with Berlin and Paris than they were with places like Derry and Belfast. At the April Full Council meeting this week, Sinn Féin councillor Paul Boggs proposed that the council writes to Mr Harris, asking that he establish a citizens’ assembly on unity “as a matter of urgency”. “Young people on this island are leaving in droves to seek better opportunities elsewhere,” Councillor Boggs said. “And the...
With the decision to hold the line on rates, the committee noted a "lack of further progress" in getting inflation back down to the central bank's 2% target.
Work on the bridge, costing £2 million pounds, has been ongoing since May. DC&SDC confirmed back in June that the contractor, FP McCann Ltd., started pre-construction activity (including bridge design work) in June. Connecting the city’s riverfront to the Bay Park Nature Reserve and also the new greenway, the development will allow for a walk or cycle from Muff to city centre once the Culmore greenway ends. The project is funded by the INTERREG VA Programme, administered by the Special EU...
On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve voted to keep interest rates steady and postponed anticipated rate cuts stemming from elevated inflation across the U.S., which remains above the central bank’s 2% threshold. The Federal reserve’s Federal Open Market
A think tank has called for the creation of a 'British Library' of the public's data to help improve Britain's position in the global AI race.
After months of debate, the House of Representatives finally pushed through a massive foreign aid package that contained over $60 billion for Ukraine's war effort against Russia. To say the process was contentious would be an understatement.
Colr. Hutton said some of the people who were in the vehicles targeted at the weekend were left shaken after their vehicles were pelted with the balloons filled with water while in motion. She said: "I was contacted by a number of constituents over the weekend who had their cars attacked travelling through the area. "In around the Lecky Road Flyover has some of the busiest pedestrian crossings in the city and I am afraid we will see a major accident if these attacks continue. She went on to say:...
He made his statements following the announcement of a nearly $4 million "Diversity in Arts" grant supplied by a bank for COVID-19 relief funds.
Elected representatives have now backed a motion proposing that the Council write to the Minister for Health Robin Swann, Minister for Education Paul Givan, and Minister for Finance Caoimhe Archibald, to “urgently develop and present a business case” with clear reduction targets for assessment wait times. The motion was tabled by SDLP councillor Lilian Seenoi-Barr at the Full Council Meeting on Wednesday, and Derry & Strabane Council will seek collaboration from all other Councils across the...
Pennsylvania voters cast ballots in the state's primary on Tuesday. Rep. Summer Lee is facing a challenge in the primary from Bhavini Patel. Candidates in the race are on separate ends of Democratic party with their stance on Israel's war in Gaza
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