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Tax revenues fell 0.12% on average for 47 states, but Democrats argue the $350 billion in state aid in Biden's $1.9 trillion stimulus is necessary.

The hospitality and retail sectors said more could be done to encourage consumers back to the high street after lockdown.

This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, Danish support for the Thor offshore wind farm project, which will be located in the Danish part of the North Sea. The measure will help Denmark increase its share of electricity produced from renewable energy sources and reduce CO₂ emissions, in line with the European Green Deal, without unduly distorting competition in the Single Market. Executive Vice...

The Riigikogu's rural affairs committee has approved a government proposal of allocating €15.8 million in state aid to various agricultural sectors, committee chairman Tarmo Tamm (Center) announced on Monday.

As of the end of week six, the legislature had passed more than 1,500 bills out of committee. Week seven saw even more committee action, and legislators continue to advance bills in an...

RACINE — For the second time this winter season, the leader of Racine’s Department of Public Works was before the Finance and Personnel Committee to request additional funds for snow removal. Part of the issue was all the snow that fell on Racine this year, about double the yearly norm. But the larger issue was the lack of city personnel to manage it all — necessitating the hiring of outside contractors. Rooney John Rooney, the commissioner of public works, requested $35,000 be m...

by Tim Gruver, The Center Square  | February 26, 2021 08:00 AM Print this article For the third time in three years, the Oregon Legislature has ground to a halt following state GOP lawmakers choice to walk out. As of Thursday morning, all 11 Republican-held seats in the Oregon Senate were left empty by the time floor activity was scheduled to begin. State Sen. Brian Boquist of Dallas, a longtime Republican who shed his party affiliation last year, was also ab...

The government will boost extraordinary support for agriculture by €3.8 million in response to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the sector. Applicants will be able to start filing their requests mid-March, and the move follows a relaxation of the European Unions state aid framework. The aid increase, approved by the cabinet Thursday after being proposed by rural affairs minister Urmas Kruuse (Reform) will bring total support for agriculture to €15.8 million in total, i.e. a 32 percen...

Crews have begun placing concrete barriers and other "fortifications" around government buildings, including police precinct stations. A small number of National Guard members will soon be working downtown, testing radio systems in what police described as standard practice before jury selection begins March 8. "Our business owners and residents along our main commercial corridors — whether thats Lake Street, Lyn-Lake, Washington, Broadway, Hennepin or the Nicollet Mall — can expect to see ...

Slovakia’s price tag for pandemic measures is €4.6 billion so far.