House Finance Committee Chairman Vernon Criss calls the vote Monday on House Bill 2026, the committee’s substitute for Gov. Patrick Morrisey’s budget bill. (Photo by Steven Allen Adams) CHARLESTON — Ignoring Gov. Patrick Morrisey’s introduced bill for the general revenue budget, the House Finance Committee recommended its version of the budget bill that closely resembled
NEW CUMBERLAND — While there has been much attention on the county’s budget in recent years, Hancock County commissioners are looking into the possibility of investment in digital currency. As part of their meeting Thursday, commissioners approved a memorandum of understanding between the Hancock County Commission and Steel Valley Bitcoin LLC. “This is
Want to comment on this story? Become a subscriber today. Click here. More than two dozen Michigan school districts face the loss of nearly $42 million in reimbursement for federal pandemic relief funds after the U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon rescinded a previously set deadline. Michigan education officials said agencies across the country, including the
FRAMINGHAM — “Canceled.” That’s the dreaded word Jean McMurray, executive director of the Worcester County Food Bank in Shrewsbury, saw next to her most recent online order she had made. Last week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Northeast Regional Office confirmed to the state’s Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) that Massachusetts’ $3.4
Sausalito has fired its finance director on the brink of budget drafting season, but it won’t say why. Chad Hess had held the position since July 18, 2023, after an interim period performing the job, according to the city. His most recent annual salary was $174,573. City Manager Chris Zapata said Hess’ dismissal is a
Questrade Financial Group Inc. moved a step closer to obtaining a banking licence in Canada, entering the final phase of a rigorous process to earn approval from the federal banking regulator. The Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions, or OSFI, published a notice on Friday that said the government had issued letters patent –
Brevard groups dedicated to ensuring the county’s most vulnerable residents have food are witnessing a surge in need — just as they are starting to feel the harsh effects of federal government budget cuts. Twenty-eight tractor trailer trucks traveling with food to local Florida communities have been halted, without notice. “The hits keep coming. This
AP Photo/Matt Rourke Shown is the Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023. HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania’s lax campaign finance laws allow powerful interests to pour unlimited dollars into politicians’ campaign accounts with few restrictions. Campaign checks help donors or their lobbyists gain access to top elected officials who set
MANITOWOC (NBC 26) — Cryptocurrency scams hit the lakeshore as some are scammed out of more than $100,000. Manitowoc Police Captain Cooper Schmidt says some local victims have lost $200,000 The special ATMs allow you to invest in cryptocurrency with your credit card and send the funds around the world (The following is a transcription
In what officials say would be a financially responsible move, the city may use a portion of a $550 million payout from Chevron to settle some of its unfunded pension liabilities. An annual $50 million payment from the Chevron Richmond Refinery will flow into Richmond’s general fund for the next 10 years as part of