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Treasury Acts To Avoid Debt Limit
May 20 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew on Monday said the Obama administration was suspending investments in the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund, a government employee pension fund, to help the nation keep paying its bills now that a temporary suspension of the cap on the government's debt...
huffingtonpost.com (18 minutes ago)
NASA grant to fund 3D-printed food system prototype
We’ve heard about 3D-printed guns and a 3D-printed implant, but a new project is taking the use of these printing machines to a whole new level: 3D-printed food. Such is the goal of Anjan Contractor, who received a $125,000 6-month NASA grant to build a prototype. If successful, the resulting system would not only...
slashgear.com (42 minutes ago)
Qld govt botches fund allocation: report
MORE than $500,000 has accidentally been overpaid to not-for-profit organisations in Queensland from gambling profits, a report says.
news.com.au (1 hour ago)
St. Cloud area legislators wrap session
Minnesota legislators scrambled Monday night to finish the state's next budget on time, while odds dwindled for a major bonding bill to fund construction projects in St. Cloud.
sctimes.com (1 hour ago)
Fallen-cop license plate passes as part of catch-all Alabama car tag bill
Rep. Randy Wood's bill to create a special license plate to honor fallen police officers - and fund the state police officers' memorial in Anniston - passed a final vote in the Legislature Monday night. It got there by riding piggyback.
annistonstar.com (2 hours ago)
Panel OKs vote to use sales tax for open space
New Jersey voters are one step closer to deciding for themselves whether the state should amend the constitution to allocate a fraction of sales tax revenue to fund open space programs.
pressofatlanticcity.com (2 hours ago)
DOT public hearing focuses on funding for I-95 repairs
LUMBERTON - Tolling isn't the only option to fund the $4.5 billion needed to widen, repair and upgrade Interstate 95, state Department of Transportation officials said Monday.
fayobserver.com (2 hours ago)
Volunteer committee turns over last of pledges for event center
May 20, 2013 - 11:22pmVolunteer committee turns over last of pledges for event centerFive years ago, in 2008 we formed a committee to create the Bemidji Regional Event Center Operating Fund (BRECOF). The purpose of this fund was to allow people to pledge...
bemidjipioneer.com (2 hours ago)
Medina superintendent sues school board over contract dispute
MEDINA: A school superintendent has sued the city district’s school board in federal court, saying the panel defamed him in a recent public controversy over his contract. The lawsuit was filed Friday in federal court in Cleveland by Medina Superintendent Randy Stepp. He accuses school board members of making public...
ohio.com (3 hours ago)
Furniture store loan request OK’d
Bemidji PioneerBEMIDJI - The city council approved a $65,000 revolving loan fund request Monday for a North Dakota-based furniture store hoping to move into the Bemidji Design Center building. St. Michel...
bemidjipioneer.com (3 hours ago)
North Canton school officials take steps to increase building security
NORTH CANTON: The Board of Education has approved the purchase of digital radios and antennas as part of a district-wide safety and security initiative. Locks for classroom doors at North Canton Middle School also will receive priority. During a town hall meeting in January, Superintendent Michael Hartenstein and...
ohio.com (3 hours ago)
Dish's Ergen eyes LightSquared spectrum
(Reuters) - Charlie Ergen, the chairman of U.S. satellite company Dish Network Corp , has offered to buy bankrupt broadband company LightSquared Inc's wireless airwaves, a source close to Ergen told Reuters. Ergen's offer for LightSquared spectrum is valued at $2 billion, Bloomberg reported citing people familiar...
yahoo.com (4 hours ago)
LI sees boost in disaster, anti-terror fund
New York City, Long Island and Westchester will receive $22 million more in federal funding this year from the Department of Homeland Security for counterterrorism and disaster preparedness programs, according to figures obtained by Newsday and confirmed by Rep. Peter King (R-Seaford).
newsday.com (4 hours ago)
Upper Gwynedds Conrad Avenue stormwater basin project moving forward
UPPER GWYNEDD - A plan to upgrade the Conrad Avenue stormwater basin took a step forward Monday. At its public meeting, the township's board of commissioners voted to accept the retrofitted design completed by T & M Associates and pay the engineering firm $56,458, plus fees. A Growing Greener Grant from the...
thereporteronline.com (4 hours ago)
Minn. charities launch tour to promote e-gambling to fund Vikings stadium
The road trip is designed to promote electronic gambling in order to help fund the new Vikings stadium.
startribune.com (5 hours ago)
Half of all states spent zilch on police upgrade
States perennially cry for fund to modernize their police forces, but most of them fail to utilize it when they get Central assistance.
indiatimes.com (5 hours ago)
City board approves $107 million Harbor Point TIF
Public barred from meeting regarding taxpayer assistance for developmentMeeting behind closed doors, the city's Board of Finance on Monday approved more than $100 million in taxpayer assistance to help fund a massive, waterfront development project that will host energy giant Exelon Corp.'s regional headquarters.
baltimoresun.com (5 hours ago)
Lew taps government retiree pension fund
WASHINGTON (AP) - Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew said late Monday he will begin tapping into two government employee retirement funds to buy more time before the U.S. Treasury is faced with the prospect of defaulting on the national debt.
yahoo.com (5 hours ago)
Okla. governor: State legislature will consider using rainy day fund for tornado recovery
MOORE, Okla. (AP) - Okla. governor: State legislature will consider using rainy day fund for tornado recovery .
yahoo.com (5 hours ago)
Lew taps government retiree pension fund
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew said late Monday he will begin tapping into two government employee retirement funds to buy more time before the U.S. Treasury is faced with the prospect of defaulting on the national debt....
ap.org (6 hours ago)
Lew taps government retiree pension fund
Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew says he will begin tapping into two government employee retirement funds to buy more time before the U.S. Treasury is faced with the prospect of defaulting on the national debt.
miamiherald.com (6 hours ago)
Dish eyes LightSquared's Spectrum for $2 billion - Bloomberg
(Reuters) - U.S. satellite company Dish Network Corp has offered to buy bankrupt broadband company LightSquared Inc's radio frequencies for $2 billion, Bloomberg said, quoting people familiar with the bid. Dish Chairman Charlie Ergen made the offer on May 15 and LightSquared has until May 31 to accept or reject it,...
yahoo.com (7 hours ago)
Johnson Creek Watershed Council benefit album will help fund a salmon habitat project
"Songs for Johnson Creek" includes work by Mo Phillips, the Alphabeticians, Red Yarn and Friends and other artists.
oregonlive.com (7 hours ago)
£1m fund for pupils to visit battlefields of the Great War
Secondary schools in Scotland will receive £1 million to fund educational trips to European battlefields to commemorate the centenary of...
thetimes.co.uk (7 hours ago)
With Strip contracts expiring, Culinary Union votes on increasing strike funds
The Culinary Union is preparing for the worst. Thousands of its members gathered at Cashman Field on Monday to vote on an increase in dues to plump up the Local 226 strike fund. The votes come just two weeks before union contracts expire along the Strip.
lasvegassun.com (7 hours ago)
Former Lt. Dan Week volunteers to start group to help veterans, first-responders
Several local Lt. Dan Week organizers have broken away from the Independence Fund to start their own organization that will raise money for wounded veterans, as well as first-responders such as police and firefighters.
islandpacket.com (7 hours ago)
Funds Get Active Over Director Pay
Mutual-fund firms are joining activist investors in getting more aggressive over demands for change in how board members are paid at U.S. companies.
wsj.com (8 hours ago)
Jim Kolbe, former congressman, weds Hector Alfonso
Married: Former Rep. Jim Kolbe to Hector Alfonso, in a ceremony at the Cosmos Club in Washington before about 125 friends Saturday afternoon. Kolbe, 70, is a fellow at the German Marshall Fund who spent 22 years representing Arizona in Congress; Alfonso, in his mid-40s, is a Panama native and longtime special-ed...
washingtonpost.com (8 hours ago)
Lima coffers strong; city catching up on capital spending
LIMA - The city’s General Fund is strong post-recession, Finance Director Steve Cleaves said Monday.
limaohio.com (8 hours ago)
Blog: Washoe County approves budget, first without service reductions since 2007
Washoe County Commissioners today unanimously approved their $287 million general fund budget for the 2013-14 fiscal year.
rgj.com (8 hours ago)
