Yavapai County OKs $204M bond for projects at Embry-Riddle
The Yavapai County Board of Supervisors has approved the $204 million bond issuance by Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University to fund the proposed project in Prescott and Daytona Beach on campus on Wednesday, April 2nd, 3-1 votes. The bond requested that Yavapai County approval be issued, but does not represent the county or state financial obligations as […]
Lawsuits take aim at voter-approved transit projects worth billions
Opponents are increasingly using legal challenges to block or delay major public transport expansions, even after voters have approved it. (Photo: John Partipilo) Opponents are turning to legal challenges that seek to block or delay major public transport expansions, even after voters have approved it. Recent lawsuits in Arizona, Tennessee and Texas have attempted to […]
Gov. Bill Lee wanted $100M for Duck River projects. Lawmakers approved $65M
The Tennessee General Assembly approved the Bill Lee government’s $100 million project, which was depicted in May 2024, to support the central Tennessee regional water utility partnership and seeks projects to save the Duck River. The Tennessee General Assembly’s 2026 budget cut $35 million from funding buckets aimed at supporting continued efforts to maintain North […]
Trump administration funding freeze of $27B clean-energy program strands local projects • Tennessee Lookout
WASHINGTON – The multi-billion dollar Environmental Protection Agency program, designed to drive investments in improving energy efficiency across the country, is tied to a legal battle that threatens to promote planned projects across the US, focusing on affordable housing, adoption of electric vehicles, and more. The EPA said last month it has ended grants related […]
EXCLUSIVE: Joni Ernst Asks Transportation Sec To Hand Over List Of $1 Billion Projects That Are Way Behind Schedule
Iowa Republican Sen. Joni Ernst asked Department of Transport Secretary Shawn Duffy to provide a list of Department of Transport’s “Billion Dollar Bundogle” projects on Tuesday that were either over budget or behind schedule. In a letter sent Tuesday, Ernst requested that the list be made that projects that are delayed in schedules of more […]
State-by-state report by Dems projects millions of people could lose Medicaid coverage • Tennessee Lookout
WASHINGTON – A report released Thursday by Democrats details that if Congressional Republicans cut the program by a third, they will lose access to Medicaid in their states. This is a scenario that has emerged as an option to help some GOP lawmakers pay tax cuts, but wiping it off will be tough to get […]
Mike Lee Demands To Know Why US Nuclear Research Projects Are Tapping Into Sanctioned Chinese Supercomputers
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chairman Mike Lee has written to three US National Institute directors asking why they funded the research facility using a US-approved Chinese government supercomputer A survey by the Daily Caller News Foundation, published March 20, found that the Department of Defense and the Department of Energy are funding 102 […]
EXCLUSIVE: Pentagon, Energy Dept. Nuclear Research Projects Tapped Sanctioned Chinese Communist Party Supercomputers
The Department of Defense (DOD) and the Department of Energy (DOE) are working with Chinese military to fund more than 100 research projects using US-approved Chinese government supercomputers, a Daily Caller News Foundation investigation has been found. DCNF compared federally funded research project reports against entities approved by the US Department of Commerce (DOC). The […]
Column: Newsom’s money grab targets bond funds for climate projects
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Arizona’s Wildfire Prevention Efforts Ramp Up with Two Projects in
In Yabapai County, two ongoing projects launched by the Arizona Department of Forestry Fire Control (DFFM) are taking aggressive measures to mitigate the risk of destructive wildfires. One such effort, Ruger Ranch Phase 2, includes 2,500 acres of land, including a chewy operation aimed at alleviating the thick chaparral that has dominated the area. The […]
