Nashville Mayor Freddie O'Connell released the details of his transit referendum that is expected to go before voters in November, revealing his plans will cost $3.1 billion and be partially financed through a half-cent sales tax increase. In a statement, O'Connell called his transit referendum "the best opportunity we've ever had to build out our priority sidewalks, to synchronize signals so you're spending less time at red lights, and to connect neighborhoods via a better transit system that...
Education Department unveils new rules focused on canceling loan interest. Unveiled rules are part of the larger Biden effort to cancel student loan debt. Efforts could impact 30 million borrowers when combined with other steps
The ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft said they will delay their planned exit from Minneapolis to July 1 after city officials decided Wednesday to push back the start of an ordinance that increases driver pay
By TRISHA AHMED Associated Press/Report for America MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft said they will delay their planned exit from Minneapolis to July 1 after city officials decided Wednesday to push back the start of an ordinance that increases driver pay. The Minneapolis City Council voted unanimously to start the new
Uber and Lyft delay their plans to leave Minneapolis after officials push back driver pay plan
Hamilton, Halton, Niagara and area news from CHCH - Hamilton, Halton, and Niagara news.. Trudeau’s Liberal government has been rolling out previews of the federal budget they’re set to table on April 16th. Included in that budget, is a proposed Artificial Intelligence and Data Act, and $2.4-billion to help bolster Canada’s AI sector. We welcomed media and tech consultant Mohit Rajhans for more.
California’s massive budget deficit, coupled with the state’s relatively high level of joblessness, has become a major barrier to reducing the billions of dollars of debt it has incurred to pay unemployment benefits. The surge in unemployment brought on by the COVID pandemic pushed the state’s unemployment insurance trust into insolvency. And over the last year California’s joblessness has been on the upswing again, reaching 5.3% in February, the highest among all states. The March job numbers...
ShipBob is reportedly planning to launch its initial public offering (IPO) as soon as late 2024. The listing could value the eCommerce fulfillment service provider at about $4 billion, Bloomberg reported Friday (April 19), citing unnamed sources. The firm has tapped J.P. Morgan Chase to lead its IPO and is also working with Citigroup, according […]
City council members voted 7-0 in favor of the proposal early Wednesday morning following an 8-hour public hearing.
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By: Jake Smith, Daily Caller News Foundation The Democratic-run city of Denver, Colorado, plans to defund its police department to pay for illegal immigrants. Denver, which is commonly referred to as a “sanctuary city,” announced on Wednesday that it will spend $89.9 million on services for incoming illegal migrants, pulling some of the funding from
Amid high unemployment and a housing crisis, many in Rwanda are