House Speaker Shekarchi describes priorities in new $14.3B RI budget House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi describes the priorities in new $14.3B state budget Rhode Island House Democrats proposed a $14.3 billion budget that increases health care funding without raising income taxes on the wealthy. The budget includes a tax on second homes valued over $1
Downtown Jacksonville update: Apartments, townhomes under construction Construction is underway at the Four Seasons Hotel & Residences Jacksonville and One Riverside developments in downtown Jacksonville, Florida. Jacksonville City Council withdrew a proposal to gain authority to terminate the Downtown Investment Authority’s CEO. Three finalists will interview for the CEO position next week. Concerns arose that
The Ohio Senate wants to use part of the state’s reported $3.7 billion in unclaimed funds to pay for the new Cleveland Browns stadium in Brook Park, according to their budget proposal. Over $1 billion in unclaimed funds would be used to create a sports and cultural projects fund and $600 million of that would
Browns rookies talk about arriving in Cleveland after draft | Video Browns rookies Mason Graham, Carson Schwesinger, Quinshon Judkins, Harold Fannin Jr., Dylan Sampson talk about starting their NFL careers. The Ohio Senate wants to use the state’s unclaimed property fund to pay for the proposed suburban Cleveland Browns stadium. The state has said it’s
Accordingly, a proposal is being prepared by the Department of Financial Services (DFS) and the Department of Posts (DoP) to provide banking services within a 3-km radius for all citizens, with India Post’s extensive network of over 150,000 rural post offices expected to play a central role, two people directly involved in the process told
Google will invest $7 billion to officially build a data center in Cedar Rapids and expand cloud and artificial intelligence infrastructure in its Council Bluffs complex, more than doubling its existing investment in Iowa. State and city leaders say the May 30 announcement positions Iowa and Cedar Rapids as leaders in delivering AI technology to
A union representing 150,000 federal workers faces allegations of financial improprieties at one of its chapters. In an era of mass federal layoffs, here’s why it matters. The labor union that represents more than 450 train engineers for New Jersey Transit walked off the job after contract talks stalled. The labor union that represents more
Justice Department sues Maine over transgender athletes Attorney General Pam Bondi announced a lawsuit against Maine’s Department of Education over the state’s refusal to ban transgender athletes. President Donald Trump took aim at California, saying the state “illegally” allows men to play in women’s sports, referring to a transgender female student athlete in the state.
It’s the second stretch this spring that stocks and bonds, along with the dollar, have slumped in sync — a rare trifecta we last saw in April when Trump’s tariffs spooked investors. “They were getting yippy,” Trump said of investors as he explained his decision last month to delay so-called reciprocal tariffs, a move that
QUINCY ‒ Quincy’s economic outlook has been revised downward from stable to negative, while maintaining its “AA” score on long-term debt, according to S&P Global’s ratings. “AA” is the third highest grade issued by the agency. The change stems in part from the $91.9 million loss on investment sustained by Quincy’s retirement system in 2022,