California state lawmakers are preparing to demolish and reconstruct part of the state’s historic Capitol grounds to add more office spaces, costing somewhere between $775 million to $1.2 billion, according to critics. Since the Capitol Annex Project was approved without the Historic State Capitol Commission or comments from the public and surrounding native communities, stakeholders and…
Critics of Billion Dollar California Capitol Project Want More Transparency
July 23, 2021
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Australian Education Sector Calls out Government Over Lack of Support in Federal Budget
Many in the Australian higher education sector feel left behind in the 2021-22 Budget after a difficult financial year with reduced international student revenue. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg announced $19 billion (US$14.8 billion) in funding for universities in his budget speech in Parliament on Tuesday evening. The measures include creating new employment pathways for students, funding…
Budget 2021: $1.2 Billion Into Australia’s Digital Future
May 6, 2021
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The Australian government has announced it will be spending $1.2 billion (US$930 million) to help grow the nation into a leading digital economy by 2030 as part of the upcoming federal budget. “Every business in Australia is now a digital business,” Prime Minister Scott Morrison said. “This transformation is not merely a national one that…
Bipartisan Senators Push for Stimulus Checks Focused on Lower Income Families
An amendment to the budget, sponsored by a bipartisan group of 16 senators led by Sens. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Susan Collins (R-Mass.), to focus stimulus checks on lower-income families was passed in the Senate on Thursday. The amendment did not detail the threshold for the stimulus checks but said it would “establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to…
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