The long-delayed Farm Bill could benefit Virginia farmers by renewing funding for climate-smart investments, but it's been held up for months in Congress. Some lawmakers want this bill to expand funding for such programs as the Environmental Quality Incentives Program, or EQIP, which gives financial and technical help to farmers and ranchers to make conservation a priority. About $250 million was allocated for the program, but more than 9,000 applications were submitted, bringing it to $475 million. ...
Today, groups working with lower-income families in Connecticut are raising awareness about the state's "benefits cliff" with a day of action. The benefits cliff is when a person might get a raise, have a kid with a part-time job, or some other income increase which then makes them ineligible for certain benefits. The changes can have severe impacts on communities and disproportionately affect families with children. ...
New York towns are reaping many benefits since the Inflation Reduction Act was passed. Along with funds for larger clean energy projects, the state was awarded $158 million for the IRA's Home Energy Rebates program. Smaller towns and villages use these grants to implement their climate action plans. ...
Lyon College Vet School Names Ashley Mounts as Associate Dean for Clinical Programs & Outreach (Movers & Shakers) arkansasbusiness.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from arkansasbusiness.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Joel Hicks Named President of Baptist Health College arkansasbusiness.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from arkansasbusiness.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Joel Hicks, who spent two decades working in healthcare and most recently was dean of a nursing and health college in Louisiana, started as president of Baptist Health College Little Rock on Monday.