UPDATE 2-US Treasury watchdog probes solar tax grant program
By Roberta Rampton and Nichola Groom WASHINGTON/LOS ANGELES, Oct 9 (Reuters) - The Treasury Department's inspector general is investigating a popular stimulus program that allowed rooftop solar panel...
View ArticleJacksonville cultural council announces 22 organizatons will get $2.47...
The Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville announced Thursday it has given $2.47 million to 22 cultural organizations for fiscal year 2012-13 through the Cultural Service Grant Program. The grant...
View ArticleIndividuals in Valley eligible for FEMA aid from Hurricane Irene
After years of delay, the U.S. Senatepassed a $109 billion highway bill to keep federal surface transportation programs funded for another two years. A multi-year authorization has been stalled over...
View ArticleCasey amendment could mean more money for PA bridges
When sinkholes destroyed their home this time last year, Jamin and Belinda Sell of Whitehall Township lamented the limited amount of relief available for them. They didn't have sinkhole insurance....
View ArticleValley's poor suffer after state budget cuts
Less than two months ago, 20-year-old Richard Sidle lost his only income, a $205 monthly check from the state that he hoped would help support him until he could find work or qualify for disability...
View ArticleGrant program opening new doors in health industry
Laid-off workers across the region may qualify for financial aid to learn new skills for employment in the health care industry. Pennsylvania Highlands and the other 13 community colleges in the...
View ArticleRomney's feint on Pell Grants
Mitt Romney is unusually prone to 180-degree reversals of policy for naked political reasons, but it's hard to think of a chutzpah moment in his campaign more striking than his assertion last night,...
View ArticleUS Treasury watchdog investigates solar tax grant program
WASHINGTON, Oct 9 (Reuters) - The Treasury Department's inspector general is investigating a popular stimulus program that helped rooftop solar panel projects turn tax credits into cash grants. The...
View ArticleDistrict 17A candidates see government differently
They see different roles for state government. Falk believes that good public policy and government can improve people's lives, and that is very much the motivation for his desire to serve. "Together...
View ArticleHome rehab grants at risk
The city of Hutchinson has learned that a grant program used to rehabilitate 76 homes in the city since 1993 may be discontinued. If the HOME rehabilitation grant program falls victim to budget...
View ArticleGov Scott’s teacher training grant program
Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton called on Albert Lea residents to end the gridlock in the state government Monday during a campaign stop at Prairie Wind Coffee downtown. While stumping for fellow DFLers,...
View ArticleState mulls disaster relief fund
When sinkholes destroyed their home this time last year, Jamin and Belinda Sell of Whitehall Township lamented the limited amount of relief available for them. They didn't have sinkhole insurance....
View ArticleSenate passes long-delayed highway bill with Casey amendment for bridge repair
After years of delay, the U.S. Senatepassed a $109 billion highway bill to keep federal surface transportation programs funded for another two years. A multi-year authorization has been stalled over...
View ArticleFriday Morning Coffee: The weekend warm-up.
Nearly 3,000 of New Jersey's most flood-prone homes may be lifted above the water's reach under a program unveiled Monday, the latest of several rebuilding initiatives rolled out in the aftermath of...
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