(Missoula Current) A poll conducted by a Montana research firm found that more than half of Montana residents blame the governor and the state Legislature for the spike in property taxes over the last year. Middle Fork Strategies polled 600 residents in early April, asking who held the greatest blame among policymakers for the jump
The New York state Child Care Availability Task Force released its latest report Friday highlighting progress and initiatives that it says has enhanced child care services in the state. The report comes after the state budget recently passed by the New York Legislature that continues the ongoing four-year $7 billion investment to expand access to
The rise of the middle class in China is a “big tidal wave” that global investors have not fully recognised, and it is only a matter of time before the currently depressed market stages a rebound, according to the head of private-equity firm Primavera Capital. The healthy parts of the world’s second-largest economy, such as
One of the first sovereign-wealth funds, and the largest at the state level in the U.S., just made a big bet on groceries as inflation continues to pressure American consumers. Alaska Permanent Fund tripled its investments in shares of Walmart and Kroger —the respective No. 1 and No. 2 players in terms of their share
Published: Jan. 5, 2024 at 4:12 p.m. ET By Will Feuer PMV Pharmaceuticals Chief Financial Officer Winston Kung has stepped down and will be succeeded by Michael Carulli. Kung has served as CFO of the precision-oncology company since 2017. He is stepping down to pursue other opportunities, the company said. Carulli joined the company in
Published: Dec. 29, 2023 at 7:23 p.m. ET CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia is issuing the first checks from a fund established by the settlement of opioid lawsuits in the state, which has by far the nation’s highest drug-overdose death rate. The Kanawha County Commission said Thursday it received a $2.9 million check and plans to
Grace Deng (Washington State Examiner) Washington’s Department of Health has cut over 300 employees who helped with the state’s pandemic response and hundreds more of these jobs are on the chopping block as federal COVID aid dries up. The department already slashed 356 positions and will soon lose funding for 349 more. Funding for most of
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