May 3, 2024
Property

State lawmakers seek to limit property tax increases as home values soar | News

Soaring home values have increased property taxes for millions of homeowners in recent years, prompting action from state lawmakers to lighten the burden. “The biggest problem was they just went up so quickly. … I think that’s one of the reasons why it became this rallying cry from the people asking for tax relief,” said

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Funds

Democrats consider new school funding approaches, with differing opinions | News

House Democrats are advocating for an ambitious bill to change how New Hampshire funds its schools. But not all school funding advocates are supporting it. Sponsored by Rep. Dave Luneau, a Hopkinton Democrat, House Bill 1586 proposes allocating state money to send to schools based on the goal of boosting the school’s academic performance. The

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Funds

State service providers confused by Healey’s hold on funds | Boston

BOSTON – Community organizations serving some of the state’s neediest residents, as well as housing and mental health care providers, say they are still waiting to receive their state funding promised months ago in the fiscal 2024 budget. While the Legislature voted in October to restore millions of dollars that Gov. Maura Healey vetoed, leaders

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Property

Advocates push to cut property taxes in half at library town hall | Local

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Funds

Legislator proposes state funds for churches | Local

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Finance

Muskogee Finance and Public Works Committees, Special Call City Council — Agendas | News

WHAT: Regular meeting of the Muskogee Public Works and Finance committees, special meeting City Council. WHEN: 5:30 p.m. Monday. WHERE: City Council Chambers, third floor, Muskogee Municipal Building, 229 W. Okmulgee Ave. ON TV: Broadcast live on Optimum Channel 14. INFORMATION: Those who would like to address councilors during the meeting must sign in at

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Funds

Investment funds pave the way for North Dakota

Imagine a young, bright-eyed graduate from a North Dakota university, diploma in hand, standing at a crossroads. One path is to chase after opportunities in distant cities. The other keeps them rooted in the community that provided their education. Sadly, the decision leans towards departure for more than half of these graduates. In 2017, a

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Investment

$7.5 million: Wisconsin tech hub effort seeks state investment | Economy

A bill being floated in the Legislature would alocate $7.5 million to a series of economic development projects for the biohealth industry. MADISON (WKOW) — A group of Wisconsin companies, organizations and institutions are working to secure tens of millions of dollars of federal investment in the biohealth industry from the federal

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Loans

Local man loans car to stranded travelers

They have put the middle stripe on the Mattoon-Tuscola road, and it is an interesting job to watch. The men on the job are not inviting a gallery, but there are always a few spectators who are watching the work with keen enjoyment. The broad black center stripe in the middle of the road is

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Crypto

Coinbase fires back at Sen. Elizabeth Warren: accusations “simply wrong”

Published 1 minute earlier on Coinbase has published a response to Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s letter accusing the company, among others, of resisting regulation by hiring former government and law enforcement officials in a “revolving door” system.  In its response, Coinbase slammed Warren’s accusations as “a willful misrepresentation of our intentions and efforts,” claiming the hires

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