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FCC considering changes, possibly ending, program that offers discounted internet to schools, librariesA federal program that has paid out billions of dollars to local schools and libraries to offset the cost of internet service is in danger of being curtailed or even eliminated, leaving district administrators and library officials concerned about how they would bridge the financial gap. The E-Rate program, overseen
UN appoints U.S. agriculture official Luke Lindberg to head the World Food ProgramUNITED NATIONS — The United Nations announced the appointment Friday of U.S. agriculture official Luke Lindberg to head the World Food Program, the U.N. food agency that calls itself “the world’s frontline responder to hunger” in conflicts, crises and emergencies around the world. Lindberg, the son-in-law of Senate Majority Leader
State representative calls out Senate for ‘stalling’ regarding House bill that would cap certain land rentA rent increase at a senior housing community in Plum has become a partisan issue, according to a state representative who supports capping rent increases statewide. State Rep, Brandon Markosek, a Democrat whose 25th state House District includes a portion of Plum, recently spoke to a gathering of residents of
Panini A. Chowdhury: Is traffic safety a core responsibility of local government?As local governments across the country enter a new fiscal reality, many are being forced to ask an uncomfortable question: What are our core responsibilities? Pandemic-era federal funding gave municipalities an opportunity to expand programs and services, but those temporary dollars were never meant to last forever. Now, as communities
Supreme Court to decide whether to hear Maine lobsterman’s challenge to GPS boat tracker requirementPORTLAND, Maine — The Supreme Court will decide later this month whether to hear a lobster fisherman’s challenge to a government requirement that boats use electronic tracking devices. That case could have broad consequences for the American commercial fishing industry. Maine lobsterman Frank Thompson filed a federal lawsuit against the