State to borrow $260M for high-speed rail
Gov. M. Jodi Rell plans to make a $260 million commitment to a high-speed rail line between New Haven and Springfield, Mass., sending a message to the federal government that stimulus dollars should come Connecticuts way, state officials said Monday.
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Evening Times
Learning difficulty and literacy programmes will be badly affected if the changes go ahead. Picture: Kieran Dodds Glasgow will lose out on millions of pounds in schools and community cash if plans to change Lottery funding goes ahead, a MP has warned.
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Sandi Smith defending 1st Ward seat on Ann Arbor City Council against Sumi Kailasapathy
Voters in Ann Arbor's 1st Ward will decide next Tuesday between two Ann Arbor City Council candidates with vastly different perspectives and priorities. Sandi Smith, who was first elected two years ago, is seeking reelection. She's a University of Michigan......
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Officials turn to grants for funding
From drunken-driving patrols to safety equipment forfirefighters, local public-safety agencies are relying more ongrants as funding sources in the face of tightening budgets.
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House Unveils Renewable Energy Tax Credit Bill
Washington, D.C. House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Sander Levin, D-Mich., has released a draft bill that would provide tax credits for manufacturers of renewable energy equipment and funding for other sources of clean energy.
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