On a blistering-hot June day in Birmingham, Alabama, Elena Vasquez Garcia sautéed chicken and bell peppers over the stove, ingredients for tacos topped with “expensive” avocados for her three children at home, after she’d spent the week at a food pantry catering to community members who can’t afford meat, milk and produce. Feeding four people
The Ohio House of Representatives passed the state’s two-year capital improvement budget for community infrastructure projects across Ohio. Rep. Gary Click, R-Vickery, voted yes on the legislation, which passed the House June 26 by a vote of 91-5. Click secured the following capital investments for the 88th House District: Fremont, Clyde to benefit from bill
COLUMBUS − Eleven projects totally about $4.4 million in Ashland County will benefit from the passage of Substitute House Bill 2 by the Ohio House of Representatives on Thursday. The bill is the state’s two-year construction budget for capital projects throughout the state, according to state Rep. Melanie Miller (R-City of Ashland). The bill will allocate
New Jersey is offering up to $50,000 in student loan relief to healthcare and social service professionals. New Jersey announced $17 million in student loan relief for group home aides and other health care workers, part of an effort to attract and retain staff in fields fraught with turnover and vacancies. Up to $50,000 in
COLUMBUS — Ohio agricultural producers in Auglaize, Crawford, Darke, Delaware, Licking, Logan, Mercer, Miami, Seneca and Union counties who lost property due to the March 14 tornadoes are eligible for physical loss loans from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA). Producers in contiguous counties, including Marion, Richland, Huron, Knox and Wyandot,
A former Louisville Metro Housing Authority employee says as much as $17 million in Section 8 funds are missing from the agency. And after raising concerns about the unaccounted-for funds to federal officials, he was fired. The plaintiff, Matt Swain, is now suing the housing authority, claiming retaliation under the Kentucky Whistleblower Act. He joined
At Tuesday’s Leon County budget workshop, staff announced that the LeRoy Collins Leon County Main Public Library is in line to get a much needed facelift. Library Director Pamela Monroe shared with county commissioners that the improvements and renovations will take place in two phases, focusing on the heavily trafficked first and second floors of
With over 2,000 tax forfeited properties throughout the city, the Jackson City Council has decided to take some action. The council approved an “Abandoned Property Task Force,” the brainchild of Ward 1 Ashby Foote, during their Tuesday meeting. The council expressed overwhelming support, voting 7-0, for the task force. “My intent is to invite members
This is the first year that Greene and Christian County senior residents may take advantage of property tax credits created by state legislation last year known as Senate Bill 190. Despite some confusion about how the law would be implemented, counties are moving ahead with the tax freeze and benefits for seniors. Here’s what you
The Murphy administration is proposing a plan for the state Economic Development Authority to purchase $100 million of NJ Transit’s valuable property around rail — parking lots or awkward, underused parcels — and generate development, more ridership and revenue for NJ Transit. The idea, according to an announcement from Economic Development Authority CEO Tim Sullivan