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by David Snedeker, Northeastern Vermont Development Association As you have likely heard there will be funding for local governments in the American Rescue Plan Act passed by Congress and signed into law. Your can find the bill here: American Rescue Plan Act . Title IX, Part 8, Subtitle M, Section 9901, Sections 602 and 603 are the most relevant Here, but there are a number of community services that are supported throughout the bill that may not be municipal in nature, but which will support community needs. The exact amounts that will be available, the eligible uses, and the means of distri...

This is the March 11, 2021, edition of Boiling Point, a weekly newsletter about climate change and the environment in California and the American West. Sign up here to get it in your inbox. When people talk about “energy companies,” they’re typically referring to the world’s oil and gas giants: Shell. Exxon Mobil. BP. But as solar and wind power increasingly outcompete fossil fuels in the marketplace, renewable energy companies are flexing their newfound political and economic muscle. Tesla is the most high-profile example — last year the company’s market value surpassed that of E...

Small Business Admin Proposes to Make Faith-Based Organizations Eligible for Relief The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has proposed a rule that would make faith-based organizations eligible for some of the agency’s relief programs. The new rule, which is currently open for a 30-day public comment period, aims to remove restrictions that exclude religious organizations from some SBA business loans and disaster assistance programs. Specifically, the Code of Federal Regulations currently states that businesses whose “principal activity” is “teaching, instructing, counseling o...

And new jersey worn it's been a frustrating process. >> it's a nightmare, and it's one of the worst loan programs in america, they national flood insurance program. >> that program is $25 billion in debt after hurricane katrina in 2005 and sandy in 2012. it's less than $2 billion cash on hand with only $6 billion in borrowing capacity as it prepares for hurricane harvey recovery. congress must act to reauthorize it by october 1, and lawmakers are saying it's time to fix flood insurance by creating reserve funds. >> we should look over the horizon and say how do we make it work? we have propert...

Carrying financial burdens to get a higher education. whether that's at a technical college or a university. when i asked the secretary about the massive cuts in loan programs and grant programs, even in loan forgiveness programs, her answer was that the cuts resulted in more flexibility. how can fewer choices be more flexible? in any event, it's deeply disturbing to me. people in wisconsin just want to get ahead and be able to secure the education they need for a good paying job that supports a family. this budget is devastating to that goal and appears to be without vision on the part of tru...