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Arizona PBS June 3, 2021 State lawmakers recessed last week after they were unable to reach agreement on a budget for next year, and are scheduled to meet again June 10 – less than three weeks before the start of fiscal 2022. The timing worries local leaders, along with a proposed flat-rate income tax that could hit local government budgets hard. (File photo by Ellen O’Brien/Cronkite News) WASHINGTON – With less than four weeks remaining in this fiscal year, local governments in Arizona a...

Lusaka - Zambia: Veteran politician George Mpombo has said that the ruling Patriotic Front (PF) will retain power this year's elections slated for August 12th. Speaking in

By Howard Fischer Capitol Media Services PHOENIX -- The groups that organized Proposition 208 is now gearing up to force a public vote on what would be the

Cyclones are inevitable, but communities need fiscal rehabilitation for recovery India’s capacity to withstand multiple, near-simultaneous shocks is being tested, with a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm, Yaas, striking Odisha, just a week after an even stronger Cyclone Tauktae wreaked havoc along the west coast. Yaas, which put up an unnerving display of tornadoes and rain, smothered the north Odisha coast as it made landfall, but the preparatory mass evacuation from habitations appears to have li...

Cyclones are inevitable, but communities need fiscal rehabilitation for recovery

Conneaut Lake Park opening delayed until July; farewell to the Tumble Bug.

“We have record revenue in the state of Arizona. This has been a really tough year for Arizona small businesses, for working families, and this plan really prioritizes them and allows them to keep more of the money that they earn,” Daniel Scarpinato, Ducey’s chief of staff, said in an interview with Phoenix’s CBS affiliate this week. ADVERTISEMENT “It’s something that the governor’s been wanting to do for quite a while. We talked about it a lot even back six years ago,” said Vic...

Top mining districts in Jharkhand poor on environmental parameters Jharkhand accounts for more than two-fifths of the mineral wealth of the country -- including 27 per cent of its coal resources, 26 per cent of its iron ore resources, and 18 per cent of its copper ore resources. However, it is one of Indias most impoverished states Joe C Mathew | May 18, 2021 | Updated 13:19 IST Lowest ranked districts in terms of mining ranked among the top 10 on the environment pillar A Sustainable Mining At...

AZ governor ends federal unemployment subsidy that is barrier to getting people back to work Governor Doug Ducey announced Thursday he will end the federal pandemic unemployment subsidy on July 10, and join a list of Republican governors who turned down the money because they believe it’s hindering efforts to get people off unemployment. and last updated 2021-05-13 22:49:35-04 Governor Doug Ducey announced Thursday he will end the federal pandemic unemployment subsidy on July 10, and join ...

Arizona is back to work! Effective July 10th, Arizona will no longer be paying the $300/week federal supplement to unemployed workers, and instead we will be helping Arizonans get back to work. 1/ pic.twitter.com/lNXPhTrWxm— Doug Ducey (@dougducey) May 13, 2021 Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey on Thursday joined a growing number of Republican governors who are stopping payment of an extra $300 a week in pay for unemployed workers as a way to force people to return to work. The governor’s action ends...