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
Staff photos / Dan Pompili PNC Bank Youngstown Regional President Ted Schmidt and Alta Care Group CEO Joe Shorokey, center, hold the ribbon while preschool students at Alta Head Start McCartney Learning Center cut it with safety scissors at a grand opening event Wednesday. YOUNGSTOWN — Children at a local preschool will have a fun
See legislators rally for ‘just cause’ evictions bill at the statehouse Legislators and tenants describe why just cause eviction protections are needed in Rhode Island. Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee is facing criticism for his plan to give raises to members of his Cabinet. Critics, including House Speaker Shekarchi and Senate Republicans, argue that the
“Louisiana wins again,” was the headline as Gov. Jeff Landry and Louisiana Economic Development trumpeted the official announcement of the $5.8 billion Hyundai steel plant planned for the Donaldsonville area of Ascension Parish. President Donald Trump hosted Landry and several elected officials in the Roosevelt Room of the White House to deliver the monumental news
President Donald Trump holds up a signed executive order at an education event in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, March 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday began sketching a roadmap for dismantling the Education Department, with other agencies taking over responsibility for federal