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Dutch emergency energy fund ends due to lack of private funding
3 days, 18 hours ago

Dutch emergency energy fund ends due to lack of private funding

NL Times  

The Dutch government will discontinue its temporary emergency energy fund next year, citing insufficient financial contributions from private companies, including energy providers and banks. Secretary of State for Social Affairs Jurgen Nobel informed the House of Representatives on Thursday that the fund, which supported low-income households struggling with energy bills, will not be extended in 2025 despite a 60 million …

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Skills University a strategic move for fulfilling vision of economic growth
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Skills University a strategic move for fulfilling vision of economic growth

The Hindu  

The Telangana government has asserted that establishment of Young India Skills University is a strategic move towards fulfilling the State’s vision of economic growth and workforce enhancement. The initiative to establish Young India Skills University marks a key moment for the State’s educational and economic progress. “Aiming to empower the local workforce, foster innovation, and drive growth through high level …

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More money is going to African climate startups, but a huge funding gap remains
7 months, 3 weeks ago

More money is going to African climate startups, but a huge funding gap remains

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — When Ademola Adesina founded a startup to provide solar and battery-based power subscription packages to individuals and businesses in Nigeria in 2015, it was a lot harder to raise money than it is today. Still, the investment numbers for the climate tech sector — which includes businesses in renewable energy, carbon removal, land restoration and water and …

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Athletics hire investment banker to secure $500 million in private financing
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Athletics hire investment banker to secure $500 million in private financing

LA Times  

The Oakland Athletics have taken another significant step toward Nevada, retaining a major player in sports finance to broker a deal intended to provide team owner John Fisher with $500 million toward a new ballpark on the Las Vegas Strip. Nevada legislators last June approved $380 million in public funding toward the estimated $1.5-billion cost of the ballpark, with the …

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Iowa lawmakers OK public money for private school students
1 year, 10 months ago

Iowa lawmakers OK public money for private school students

Associated Press  

DES MOINES, Iowa — Any Iowa student who wants to attend a private school could use public money to pay for tuition or other expenses under a plan passed Tuesday by the Legislature and quickly signed into law by Gov. During debate Monday night, Rep. Steven Holt, a Republican from Denison, said Democrats were overstating what the private school funding …

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Election nonprofit that drew GOP ire in 2020 renews grants
2 years ago

Election nonprofit that drew GOP ire in 2020 renews grants

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A nonprofit group that became a point of controversy for distributing hundreds of millions of dollars in election grants during the 2020 presidential campaign is releasing a fresh round of money to local election offices, including in states where Republican lawmakers tried to ban the practice. It has said 10 county and municipal election offices will be …

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Documents show Polis taking $1M in donations for top jobs
4 years, 4 months ago

Documents show Polis taking $1M in donations for top jobs

Associated Press  

DENVER — To deliver on his campaign promises and policy priorities, Colorado Gov. “The governor’s office has pretty wide latitude on where they can accept money from,” said Sen. Dominick Moreno, a Commerce City Democrat and top legislative budget writer, in a recent interview. “These are funds the Joint Budget Committee has no discretion or appropriation authority over, and it …

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