The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation on Thursday announced $125 million in long-awaited federal funding to aid in the ongoing construction of the nearly $10 billion Skyline project.
Columbus City Council members approved on first reading an ordinance that would result in a slight increase to one of the city’s tax rates. Continue reading at The Republic News.
The good news: The forecasted date at which the Social Security and Medicare trust fund can’t pay full benefits for everyone was pushed back a few years in a report issued Monday. Bad news: That day is still coming, unless Congress acts. Also: aging in place or stuck in place? The challenges of homeownership later in life. Later in the episode: Reddit’s revenue and union organizing efforts in the South.
Australia could become a renewable energy superpower and a market for investment under a plan by the federal government to map out what lies beneath the ground we stand on and under the sea. The government will undertake a comprehensive exercise to deliver a map of what is located under Australia’s soil and seabed to […]
The plan, which will be part of the Senate’s fiscal 2025 budget to be fully unveiled on Tuesday, would invest $75.5 million to cover tuition and fees for all residents.
Farmers will soon be able to access more support to help prepare for drought. An extra $519.1 million will go into the Commonwealth’s future drought fund to help regional communities ready for dry times as part of next week’s federal budget. The fund aims to provide tools for farmers to manage drought on their properties […]
Capital for startups has become scarcer. If the rest of 2024 plays out in the same way as the first quarter, total investment volumes might be as low as £12.8bn for the UK’s private companies. That’s a fall of 55% from the annual peak of £28.4bn in 2021. It’s hard to put a positive spin […]
The Sporty Friends have recently raised £1550 for Houghton-le-Spring based charity Gateway Wheelers; the Project wanted to support them in helping disabled people of all ages to enjoy cycling. The details of the donation are on the charity's justgiving site: https://www.justgiving.com/gatewaywheelers The Sporty Friends organise various fundraising events. They are willing to help support other charities and they can be contacted via the Project's facebook page: ...
Some play areas will have to be “removed or repurposed” to save money, a
Chinese tech giant Huawei has been secretly funding research in America despite being blacklisted, as reported by Bloomberg. The cutting-edge research is happening at universities, including Harvard, and the money is being funneled through an independent Washington-based research foundation, along with a competition for scientists. Bloomberg found that Huawei was the sole funder of a research competition that has awarded millions of dollars since 2022 and attracted hundreds of proposals from...
Comcast Formally Announces Pennsylvania Funding Win Harrisburg, Pa. — (BUSINESS WIRE) — Comcast announced it has been selected by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, as part of the Broadband Infrastructure Program funded by the Capital Projects Fund (CPF), to expand its network across 158 municipalities. The Pennsylvania Broadband Development Telecompetitor
People from all over Michigan headed to the State Capitol Tuesday to demand more funding for education.