Since 2010, Edmonds has been served by South County Fire (SCF) under contract for fire and emergency medical service (EMS) coverage. For 2024, the cost of that contract was approximately $12 million. A portion of that contract cost is meant to cover SCF’s cost of transporting a patient via aid car to a medical facility.
Western Slope water leaders hope bipartisan support can thaw $40 million in frozen federal money aimed at securing some of the Colorado River’s oldest water rights. The Colorado River District is spearheading an effort to purchase senior rights from Xcel Energy used at the Shoshone hydroelectric plant in Glenwood Canyon. The water allocated by the
Story by Sarah Anne Hughes 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. HARRISBURG — Top Republican lawmakers who can make or break a budget deal appear skeptical about
The trip was canceled because funds were not available for their bus fare. The way it was planned, Alondra Viera would spend four days with her fellow JROTC cadets from Cocoa High School this weekend navigating unfamiliar woods with a compass, learning to shoot a bow and arrow and competing to see who knew the
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Pensions industry myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. UK pension funds are “not taking anywhere near enough risk” and need to invest billions of pounds annually to help reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050, according to a senior executive at the National
In September 2024, I wrote a piece, ‘Flexi Cap Funds v/s Multi Cap Funds: Which Is Better at a Market High?’. The valuations of the Indian equity market then were exceptionally high: the BSE SmallCap P/E and BSE MidCap P/E were at around 36x and 34x, respectively, while the BSE LargeCap Index was nearly 26x.
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As with direct stock investors, mutual fund holders, too, would have faced significant erosion in their portfolio values over the past six months, from late September on. Equity-oriented schemes across all categories saw a decline in their assets under management (AUM) between September 2024 and February 2025, despite receiving positive monthly inflows during the period,
Catholic Charities Fort Worth expects to receive over $47 million of federal funds that have been paused since January by early next week. The Fort Worth nonprofit operates the Texas Office for Refugees, the statewide agency designated by the federal government to lead refugee resettlement. In early March, the organization filed suit against the U.S.
WARREN — Trumbull County commissioners at a special meeting Friday approved a $2 million transfer from the county’s emergency reserve fund to shore up department budgets and avoid layoffs. The decision, which drew from the county’s $14 million rainy day fund, aims to address shortfalls in critical departments while maintaining essential services for residents. The