#public-funding

#public-funding

Mamdani's proposal is a public option for produce, aiming to redirect city funds from corporate supermarkets to city-owned grocery stores to lower prices and avoid price gouging. The initiative intends to operate without profit motives and collaborate with small businesses and local farms, offering wholesale pricing to consumers.

The Alameda County Board of Supervisors decided to allocate 80% of the Measure W revenue to a fund for addressing and preventing homelessness.

The library at 6510 Stockton Ave. built in 1948, is too small and seismically unsafe, with hazardous materials and accessibility issues for seniors and disabled people.

"David's just next level. It doesn't sound like a live record until you hear the clapping - that's how you know you got it right."

As a grandfather of children the age of those caught in the exceptional river flooding in Texas Hill Country, I am horrified at the death toll of such young and innocent children.

Children's Health Ireland (CHI) managers were before the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) for a second time regarding financial issues.

Hobbs has signed legislation for $500MM in sales tax revenue over 30 years for Chase Field renovations, contingent on a lease extension with Maricopa County.

VTA officials said they've negotiated with Kiewit Shea Traylor for about 18 months, but their prices were nearly twice what VTA could afford.

"The NIH policy has been welcomed by open-access (OA) advocates, and reflects a global shift towards making publicly funded research freely available."

With mounds of dirt, construction vehicles and the exact location where home plate will be at the new A's Ballpark serving as the backdrop Monday morning, team owner John Fisher stood in front of a large gathering with one message: 'We are Vegas' team.'

The Freestate Middle Mile Network, which is publicly funded and publicly owned, showcases our state's financial stewardship and strategic approach to improving the digital landscape.

The Lurie budget puts lots of money in to hiring more cops, presumably to fight crime—but wage theft is also a crime, and this bit of law enforcement is going to go away.

The Queensland government-owned company's chair's decision to bill for a luxurious hotel stay for his dog sparked debate about taxpayer-funded expenses amidst pressing state issues.

Republican NYC mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa criticized the extensive security detail for Harris, stating, 'She's going to a bar to enjoy herself, and she's got an army of security paid for by us, not her.'

People resent taxes when they feel estranged from their benefits.

The new sales tax increase in Los Angeles County, effective Tuesday, aims to support homeless services and has a projected annual generation of over $1 billion.

Consolidated corporate media fails to accurately inform due to biases from ownership and a fear of upsetting advertisers, resulting in a misleading, sanitized narrative.

"The stadium doesn't happen without public funds. Any representations to local or central government for public money to go into this scheme should be refused."

"We're now acting like a Stub Hub. There are certain things governments shouldn't be involved in, and scalping tickets is one of those questionable activities."

"Here in San Jose, we are no strangers to immense corporate wealth, and in spite of it, we still do not have fully funded, fully staffed public services."

San Francisco's government should initiate a luxury tax to fund affordable housing, education, and transit, embracing the idea that taxing luxuries can support the common good.