With the announcement Friday of a $155 million investment in small businesses, including $5.5 million for workforce development programming, Mayor Bill de Blasio staked a foothold along a critical frontier in New York City s pandemic recovery: preparing workers for the changing economy.
The city s economy was devastated by the COVID-19 pandemic, with the unemployment rate jumping fivefold to a high of over 20% last June. In-person jobs have contracted significantly, especially in hospitality, nightlife, retail, and transportation, many of which were already in decline. At the same time, health and technology sectors have emerged from the pandemic ready for a boom. Nearly half a million city residents are unemployed and seeking new ventures in the molten industrial landscape.
Census data shows Mississippiâs population declining Mississippi losing population By Courtney Ann Jackson | April 27, 2021 at 9:36 PM CDT - Updated April 27 at 9:58 PM
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Mississippi is one of just three states thatâs lost population in the last decade, according to the 2020 Census information released this week.
Fewer folks identifying as Mississippians isnât a shock to many.
âA lot of our friends that I grew up with left the state and didnât come back,â said Schuyler Dixon. âWhat brought us back was family, but for a lot of folks whose families leave too, there isnât much of a draw here. There has to be some kind of reason to come back, whether thatâs jobs or technology.â
Linkage Increase Signed Into Law
Last month, the City signed a 42 percent increase in Boston’s Linkage fees into law. The Linkage Program requires large scale commercial developments of more than 100,000 square feet in Boston to pay into funds that support the creation of affordable housing and workforce development. The increase will raise the current fees to $15.39 per square foot, of which $13.00 will be dedicated to affordable housing and $2.39 will be dedicated to workforce training. The funds collected through Linkage are administered by the Neighborhood Housing Trust through the Department of Neighborhood Development (DND) and the Neighborhood Jobs Trust through the Mayor s Office of Workforce Development. Since 2014, the Linkage program has generated over $80 million to support affordable housing and job training from new development.
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On April 15, Mayor Kenney presented his budget proposal to City Council. Mayor Kenney largely used the $1.4 billion from the American Rescue Plan to fill in revenue shortfalls. Throughout his address, he stated that he would like to prioritize equitable economic recovery, police reform, and public safety investments in this year’s budget. The proposed budget has $5.22 billion in revenue and $5.18 billion in expenses, which leaves a $109 million projected fund balance. Below are some highlights of the budget proposal:
Tax Reductions: There are no tax or fee increases. The parking tax would return to pre-pandemic levels, and both the resident and non-resident wage tax would be reduced.
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