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EPA expands water program to help more disadvantaged communities apply for grants
February 23, 2024 | News, FinanceMany communities lack the resources necessary to conduct the technical assessments needed to win federal grants. The EPA wants to help.
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Israel, Ukraine package would increase funding to combat antisemitism and Islamophobia
February 22, 2024 | News, FinanceAs hate crimes increase in cities nationwide, some mayors and advocates are backing an effort in Congress to fund grants that would help synagogues and mosques bolster security.
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Federal permitting hampers climate goals and natural disaster mitigation, counties say
February 16, 2024 | Infrastructure, NewsOfficials, who are calling for reforms, say environmental regulations shouldn’t lead to yearslong waits to build transmission lines or impede their ability to respond to natural disasters.
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County officials lobby for internet subsidies
February 15, 2024 | News, Digital GovernmentThe FCC is currently turning away hundreds of thousands seeking assistance. If Congress doesn’t soon approve more funding, rural and urban county officials warn, millions will be plunged into “digital darkness.”
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House rejects an increase to the SALT cap
February 14, 2024 | News, FinanceElection-year politics derailed an effort to raise the amount in state and local taxes married couples could deduct. Local governments argued an increase in the cap would help “hardworking American families facing higher federal tax bills.”
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Counties want more money for elections. Washington is unlikely to provide it.
February 13, 2024 | News, Finance“I just don't want anybody to walk out of here thinking that all of a sudden a massive flow of funds is going to come forward,” a House committee chairman told county officials.
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The Senate wants states to recover the billions lost to unemployment fraud during the pandemic
February 09, 2024 | News, FinanceA bipartisan proposal would let states keep a quarter of the funds they recoup. It is similar to a House proposal passed last year.
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Border deal dies in the U.S. Senate, despite pleas from mayors
February 07, 2024 | Management, NewsState and local leaders called for Congress to pass the proposal, but Republican Senators acknowledged it did not have enough support after House Speaker Mike Johnson declared it “DEAD on arrival.”
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Senate proposal commits $2.3B to migrant crisis
February 05, 2024 | News, ManagementThe proposal would speed up the process of determining if a person qualifies for asylum in an effort to put an end to “migrants who can't work sleeping on the streets or crowding homeless shelters.”
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FCC will start turning away hundreds of thousands seeking internet subsidies
February 02, 2024 | News, Digital GovernmentThe program serving 23 million low-income households will begin winding down this month. It is set to run out of money in April unless Congress can reach an agreement to increase funding.