August 21, 2025

politics

Funds

NV AG signs on suit to stop Trump from cutting funds for crime victims

Michael Lyle  |  Nevada Current Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford is among 21 attorneys general who have joined a lawsuit to stop President Donald Trump from withholding billions of dollars in funding for resources for crime victims from states that don’t aid the administration’s mass deportation efforts. Nevada received about $24 million in funding from

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20 states and DC sue DOJ to stop immigration requirements on victim funds

A coalition of attorneys general from 20 states and Washington, D.C., is asking a federal judge to stop the U.S. Department of Justice from withholding federal funds earmarked for crime victims if states don’t cooperate with the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement efforts. The lawsuit filed Monday in Rhode Island federal court seeks to block the

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Investment

Ford EV truck investment in Kentucky as federal support dwindles

Ford CEO Jim Farley on new EV production plans in Louisville Ford CEO Jim Farley introduced the automaker’s new “Universal EV Platform’ during an Aug. 11, 2025 announcement at the Louisville Assembly Plant. Ford’s $5 billion investment in EV manufacturing comes despite the rollback of federal incentives and other hurdles. Analysts expect the EV market

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Finance

Allentown weighs $134 million in bonds to finance new fire, police HQs

Allentown City Council could soon vote to approve purchasing up to $134 million in government bonds to pay for much-needed infrastructure investments. At a Wednesday night City Council meeting, Allentown financial adviser Tom Beckett presented a proposal to take out three installments of $41 million in bonds between November 2025 and September 2028 to finance

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Finance

City Council members cut Jacksonville mayor’s Meals on Wheels budget

Duval Superintendent Christopher Bernier on the first day of school Duval Superintendent Christopher Bernier visited S.A. Hull Elementary on the first day of school for the new school year on Aug. 11 in Jacksonville. City Council’s Finance Committee cut $1.9 million from Mayor Donna Deegan’s proposed budget for Meals on Wheels, a reduction that would

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Maine clinics fight Trump administration to restore Medicaid funding

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A network of clinics that provides health care in Maine asked a judge Thursday to restore its Medicaid funding while it fights a Trump administration effort to keep federal money from going to abortion providers. President Donald Trump’s policy and tax bill, known as the “ big beautiful bill,” blocked Medicaid

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Investment

Will new South Korean administration attract more foreign investment?

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung delivers a speech during a press conference to mark his first 30 days in office at the Yeongbingwan, the state guest house of the Blue House, in Seoul in early July. File photo by Kim Min-Hee/EPA/Pool Aug. 14 (UPI) — The South Korean government will hold a special event

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Colorado Springs narrowly passes resolution on marijuana funds, opponents say it’s political football

Colorado Springs City Council passed a resolution Tuesday recommending that the mayor allocate funds from the marijuana sales tax toward PTSD recovery. It passed by a 5-4 vote. It’s the first time the council utilized a controversial new ordinance that included a veto override. The new ordinance codified a pathway to make formal recommendations to

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Federal funds will be released as NPS works through reduced funding | Select

After about a month of waiting, the Norfolk Public Schools district has found out that federal funds will be released. While the district is still waiting for a few details, the update was the outcome that it was hoping for. NPS already has received a couple of updates on numbers. “We do anticipate there will

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Funds

Trump admin returns millions in fed funds to Palm Springs area schools

Will the U.S. Department of Education be disbanded by Trump Administration? This video examines the historical foundation of the U.S. Department of Education, its mission to promote equal access and accountability in education, and the conservative-driven debate over its future. The Trump administration is releasing billions in grants for English language instruction, migrant education, adult

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