• CHCH

    Billions of new spending announced in 2024 federal budget

    Hamilton, Halton, Niagara and area news from CHCH - Hamilton, Halton, and Niagara news.. Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is promising billions in new spending in the federal budget, while also laying more taxes on the highest earners. Freeland announced this year’s federal budget inside the House of Commons Tuesday afternoon. After weeks of teasing many budgetary items, the Liberal government unveiled its plans on how it intends to offset […]

  • Fueled by federal pandemic money, Washington state's spending has skyrocketed

    (The Center Square) – Washington state government spending increased 169% from 1991 to 2023. The state’s total spending was $12.21 billion in 1991 and increased to $73.59 billion in 2023. When adjusted for inflation, that accounts for the 169% increase. That's according to budget documents provided online by the state. The migration of people to Washington over the past 32 years has triggered a dramatic increase in the number of state workers. ...

    • CBC

    Freeland's new federal budget hikes taxes on the rich to cover billions in new spending

    Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s fourth budget delivers a big-ticket housing program for millennials and Generation Z voters — a multi-billion dollar commitment to be paid for in part with a tax hike on the rich and corporate Canada.

    • CNBC

    Disney's parks are its top money maker — and it plans to spend $60 billion to keep it that way

    Disney's parks unit is thriving as its studio and streaming businesses stagnate, and it's investing in innovations and new attractions.

  • Disney's parks are its top money maker — and it plans to spend $60 billion to keep it that way

    Disney’s parks unit is thriving as its studio and streaming businesses stagnate, and it’s investing in innovations and new attractions.

  • Thai prime minister unveils details of a $13.7 billion digital money handout plan

    Thailand’s Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has revealed details of his government’s plan to stimulate the economy by giving digital cash handouts of 10,000 baht ($275) to an estimated qualifying 50 million Thais for spending at their local businesses.

  • Ohio High School Athletic Association Expands Football 7-on-7 Competition Opportunities

    COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) has announced significant changes to the regulations governing football 7-on-7 competition, providing student-athletes with expanded opportunities to participate in the sport outside of the regular season. Effective immediately, football 7-on-7 competition is now permitted at any time before and after the season, excluding the 28-day […]

  • High school scoreboard for April 7

    Baseball Lake Catholic 17, Beachwood 2 Lake Catholic 1(10)0 33 — 17 14 2 Beachwood 020 00 — 2 3 3 Lake Catholic: Mann 2h, 1r, 3RBI, Nyetrae 2h, 3RBI; Beachwood: Brown 2B, 1r, RBI, Zabell 1h, BB WP: Nimmo 3IP, 4K; LP: […]

  • NEM Trading 7.7% Higher Over Last 7 Days (XEM)

    NEM (XEM) traded down 2.4% against the dollar during the 1-day period ending at 15:00 PM ET on April 10th. During the last week, NEM has traded 7.7% higher against the dollar. NEM has a total market cap of $430.91 million and $8.77 million worth of NEM was traded on exchanges in the last 24 […]

    • CHCH

    Canada's 2024 budget sees billions in new spending

    Hamilton, Halton, Niagara and area news from CHCH - Hamilton, Halton, and Niagara news.. Budget 2024… titled “Fairness for Every Generation.” It has people talking online because the federal Liberals are spending more than $52 billion more than planned over the next five years. With interest rates at a 20-year high, Ottawa’s cost to borrow has spiked from just over $20 billion in 2020 to a whopping $54.1 billion […]

  • Maiden UCAL volleyball tilt fires off with 7 schools

    Volleyball action in the Universities and Colleges Athletic League (UCAL) starts Wednesday with six matches — three each in men’s and women’s divisions — at the University of Batangas Gym in Batangas City.

  • Federal investigators want more money to go after pandemic fraud

    (The Center Square) – The federal officials tasked with tracking down widespread fraud during and after the COVID-19 pandemic want more time and more money to finish the job. The Justice Department's COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement Task Force, made up of nearly 30 federal agencies, released its 2024 report on Tuesday. The report details the efforts of the task force in response to fraud involving COVID-19 relief programs. The task force report pointed out that...