Massachusetts leaders are condemning the recent rollback of $45 million in federal funds that had been aimed at conservation efforts around the state. The funds include $20.8 million for the longterm protection of farmlands, forests, and wetlands, and $25 million for Mass Audubon to protect 10,000 acres of forests and wetlands along the Connecticut River.
A proposal to pause a planned tax hike on retail cannabis has set off alarm bells among child safety advocates whose substance use prevention and treatment work depends on funds generated by sales of cannabis products. Industry members say the move, which lawmakers in Sacramento are considering, is necessary to keep struggling retailers afloat. This
Story by Ed Mahon of Spotlight PA Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to account and drives positive change in Pennsylvania. Sign up for our free newsletters. Ed Mahon reported this story while participating in the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism’s 2024 Data
AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File A Planned Parenthood sign is displayed on the outside of the clinic, Aug. 1, 2023, in Indianapolis. WASHINGTON (AP) — A divided Supreme Court allowed states to cut off Medicaid money to Planned Parenthood in a ruling handed down Thursday amid a wider Republican-backed push to defund
Mutual funds focused on the defence sector have started attracting serious investor interest in India. In the last six months, several defence-themed funds have delivered strong double-digit returns, outperforming peers and broader equity indices. These funds invest in companies directly involved in defence manufacturing, aerospace, and related industries. These funds offer investors a unique opportunity
In the final day of the session, state lawmakers agreed to provide about $4.5 million to Maine’s homeless shelter network. Shelter operators had been advocating for a permanent increase in Maine’s shelter bed reimbursement rate, which hasn’t been raised in nearly decade. But the Legislature instead agreed to provide a one-time infusion to help struggling
For the first time, a group of Arapahoe County residents will provide input to county commissioners on how to spend voter-approved funds. The newly formed Resident Advisory Committee just had its first meeting Wednesday night with county leaders. In November, Arapahoe County voters passed Ballot Measure 1A, which removed TABOR spending limits by the county,
If elected mayor of New York City, Democrat candidate Zohran Mamdani is pledging to spend $65 million in city funds on “gender-affirming care” and vows to penalize any hospital that declines to do the surgeries. Mamdani also plans to establish a city Office of LGBTQIA+ Affairs to provide $87 million in funding that would include
Updated June 25, 2025 at 7:27 PM CDT Democrats and Republicans on the Senate Appropriations Committee pushed back against the Trump administration’s bid to kill $9 billion in federal funding that Congress already has approved for public broadcasting and international aid programs. In President Trump’s request to Congress, sent last month, he justified the cuts
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has issued a circular to clarify the application of rebalancing rules for passive breaches in actively managed mutual fund schemes. These breaches occur when a fund’s investments exceed allowed limits due to factors beyond the control of fund managers, such as price fluctuations or large redemptions. SEBI’s