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Shutdown appears averted as House passes ‘laddered’ proposal
November 14, 2023 | News, FinanceThe continuing resolution extends SNAP through September, ensures other benefit programs are funded into early 2024 and avoids millions of workers being furloughed.
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With a shutdown looming, states and localities ready plans
November 13, 2023 | News, ManagementOfficials say they could see an uptick in unemployment insurance claims, have trouble feeding low-income families and experience disruptions to air travel, among other things.
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A dispute over Amtrak funding derailed a vote on THUD
November 09, 2023 | Finance, NewsThe House GOP’s Transportation and Housing and Urban Development funding bill would cut $8 billion from the departments. But that’s not what scuttled the vote.
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Amid high heating prices, emergency funding for energy bills dries up
November 07, 2023 | News, FinanceCongress approved one-time funding last year to help low-income families pay to heat and cool their homes. As winter approaches, states and advocates are calling for more money.
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House proposes slashing $4B from the EPA
November 03, 2023 | News, ManagementThe GOP funding cuts, passed along party lines, would significantly impact state and local efforts to improve drinking water and reduce water pollution. Additional cuts would severely hamper environmental justice projects.
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Feds ease capital requirement for broadband funding
November 01, 2023 | News, InfrastructureThe rule, which required internet companies to put down millions of dollars upfront, would have excluded all but the biggest providers.
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Cities ask the EPA to help them curb methane emissions from landfills
October 31, 2023 | News, InfrastructureDespite local efforts, millions of tons of the powerful greenhouse gas, mostly from thrown-out food, are being released into the atmosphere. In a letter, cities have asked the EPA for grants, trainings and stronger regulations.
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A new federal proposal looks to take on digital redlining
October 25, 2023 | News, InfrastructureThe rules, which observers anticipate will be challenged in court, would allow the FCC to penalize broadband companies for providing poorer service to low-income customers.
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How one innovation hub plans to diversify the tech industry
October 24, 2023 | News, WorkforceColorado’s quantum innovation hub consortium will ensure minorities and workers in rural and low-income areas get a fair share of the millions of jobs they believe the hub will create.
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31 communities tapped as innovation hub finalists
October 23, 2023 | Emerging Tech, NewsThe Biden administration expects the innovation hubs to spur scientific and technological innovation in communities across the country, including small and rural areas and those with historically underserved populations.