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The $20,000 question
Chicago Tribune reportersThe state is squandering taxpayer money on dubious after-school grants, including many that rewarded one lawmaker's political supporters, a Tribune investigation found. In a church on Chicago's West Side, two homeless children fiddled aimlessly on...Tags: John Jackson, Natural Resources, Homelessness, Laws, Parliament
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Today's Regional Mystery
Q: In the paper Wednesday, there was a story about the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation giving Virginia libraries grants for computers. It reported that $936,000 in grants would be given to libraries for 567 computers. That equals $1,650 each. That seems...Tags: Charity, Gloucester (Gloucester, Virginia), Newport News (Newport News, Virginia)
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Brookhaven ends town grant program, to the dismay of some
patrick.whittle@newsday.comBrookhaven officials have eliminated a controversial town grant program with a promise to save taxpayer dollars, a move that some community activists fear will leave less money for local volunteer groups. The town board voted July 8 to eliminate...Tags: Long Island, National Government, Government, Brookhaven
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Whiteford firefighters win grant, get gear
Sun ReporterThe Whiteford Volunteer Fire Department in northern Harford County has received $231,088 in federal funding through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program. The money will allow the fire company, which includes...Tags: Labor Day, Medical Services, Health Treatments, Emergency Planning, Fires
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Student aid changes take effect
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterGoing to college became more affordable this month for millions of lower-income students, thanks to changes to two major financial aid programs. The revisions, spurred by a federal law called the College Cost Reduction and Access Act, include higher...Tags: Federal Reserve, Laws, Colleges and Universities, Loans, Personal Finance
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Disaster status urged for crabs
Associated PressMaryland and Virginia's U.S. senators say there's no time to waste in declaring the decline of Chesapeake Bay blue crabs a federal disaster. In a letter to federal authorities, the senators argue for a declaration that would provide about $20 million...Tags: Aquaculture, Seafood and Fishing Industry, Trade Policy, Chesapeake Bay, Benjamin L. Cardin
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Enterprise Florida seeks applicants for global-expansion grant program
Sentinel Staff WriterEnterprise Florida is administering a grant program that offers trade and economic development organizations funds for global expansion. The funds will be awarded in three categories: - Regional: As much as $150,000 for economic development groups...Tags: Global Expansion, Economic Policy
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Communities are eager for casino grant money
Of The Morning CallCan Lehighton, Bangor, Palmerton and dozens of other communities benefit from state grants generated by a tax on Mount Airy Casino Resort? You bet. Many of the 25 local and county officials who were at a meeting Thursday in Lehighton to learn about...Tags: Gaming and Lotteries, Economic Policy, Laws, Casino and Gambling, Casino and Gambling Industry
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How we finance new roads
On Sept. 30, 2003, the commonwealth requested inclusion in the federal value pricing program. This is the most flexible federal tolling program available to the commonwealth, allowing the imposition of tolls on federal aid highways including interstate...Tags: Transportation, Bedford (Bedford, Virginia), Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel, Prices, Road Transportation
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TOWN HALL AGENDA: SMITHTOWN
SMITHTOWN TOWN BOARD Meeting and public hearing: 7 p.m. Thursday, Eugene A. Cannataro Senior Citizen Center, 420 Middle Country Rd. PLANNING BOARD 8 p.m. July 2, Senior Center, 420 Middle Country Rd. VILLAGE OF THE BRANCH TRUSTEES 7:30 p.m. July...Tags: Long Island, Lawyers
Jul 19, 2008
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Jul 19, 2008
|Column| Hampton Roads Daily Press
Jul 18, 2008
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Jul 13, 2008
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Jul 13, 2008
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Jun 26, 2008
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Jun 13, 2008
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Jun 20, 2008
|Story| Allentown Morning Call
Jun 21, 2008
|Story| Hampton Roads Daily Press
Jun 22, 2008
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