#government-funding

#government-funding

Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) is pressing the Trump administration for more information on potential plans to "prop up" major AI companies with money from taxpayers.

On Nov. 1, over 40 million Americans who rely on SNAP food assistance to feed their families found themselves without, as President Donald Trump promised on Truth Social that SNAP will not be fully funded until the government reopens (and even this appears to have caveats). Obviously, the program does not discriminate based on party lines, so plenty of Trump supporters were among those impacted.

Democrats have held out for weeks, demanding that Republicans work with them to extend expiring ACA tax credits in exchange for funding the government. Prolonged shutdown pain ultimately won out, with moderate Democrats accepting a promise of an ACA vote despite progressives and House Democrats adamantly warning against accepting a handshake deal. Driving the news: The final tally on the procedural vote was 60-40. Eight Democrats voted "yes" with Republicans, while Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) was the lone GOP "no" vote.

The UK Government has announced more than £14 million in new funding to accelerate the commercial use of quantum technology across healthcare, defence, transport and energy, in a move it says will help power Britain's next industrial revolution. The investment, unveiled on Friday at the National Quantum Technologies Showcase in London, marks a major milestone in the country's National Quantum Technologies Programme - part of its wider plan to translate cutting-edge science into real-world applications that drive economic growth.

Aurora, a pseudonym to protect her identity, says she was almost one of those people before she discovered the York Region Centre for Community Safety (YRCCS). They told me that I'm not the one who should be blamed for this situation they taught me how to love and care for myself again, said Aurora. According to executive director Jaspreet Gill, YRCCS helped connect over 800 people and 1,200 of their children with intimate-partner violence resources such as shelters, legal support, and food banks last year.

There were 1,853 employees at Montrose on December 31 last, according to the station's annual report for 2024, which has just been published. This was up from 1,836 at the end of 2023. The reclassification of seven contractors to employees accounted for some of the increase. RTÉ is still engaging with the Department of Social Protection about the status of contractors, and paid €0.9m in tax settlements last year as a result of this investigation. The total wages and salaries bill also rose last year, up from €130.2m in 2023 to €132.7m.

When Ashley Ferreira's five-year-old son was diagnosed with autism in 2020 she never imagined that a five-year wait lay ahead for him to get access to government-funded core therapies. "I thought that the diagnosis came with help," she said. "It wasn't until I started joining Facebook groups like the Ontario Autism Coalition that I was like, 'Oh.' It was a slap in the face."

Ignoring the skeptics and threat of an AI bubble, the UK government is pushing ahead with AI "sandboxing" and backing a raft of projects it claims could benefit from red-tape cutting. The moves come after it claimed civil service adoption of AI tools would save about 75,000 days of manual work each year. Reports have offered a mixed picture of returns for AI investment.

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.

We've still got the best universities, we've got some of the best scientists in the world, but it's not a good place to do the development work for medicines. It's an expensive place to operate, and it's a terrible place to sell medicines.

The Turing institute is undergoing substantial change, with staff raising serious concerns about its stability amid funding pressure from the government to prioritize defense in its operations.

"This is a challenge with real impact - if we get it right, we'll save families money, protect the planet and make the UK a clean energy superpower."

The ASA found that the two ads, which appeared online, omitted key information about the eligibility criteria for government funding available for installing the pumps.

Almost 275 million worth of government-allocated funds is being hidden from disadvantaged young people and going unclaimed, charities have warned.

Since late 1996, individual donations through the Treasury Department's 'Gifts to Reduce the Public Debt' program have totaled $67.3 million, which represents roughly 20 minutes of debt accumulation.

The A3 Foundation, formed in 2023, has received nearly $2 million in government funding from Miami-Dade County and the state, significantly surpassing its initial requests.

The British Muslim Trust (BMT) has been appointed to monitor anti-Muslim hatred in the UK, following the collapse of its relationship with Tell Mama.

London is set to host the 2029 World Athletics Championships after securing £35m in government funding, along with additional commitments from the mayor’s office.

Reeves said: I got into politics to help children facing the toughest challenges. This fund will give hundreds of thousands of children, young people and their families a better chance. For too long, these children have been overlooked.

The granddaughter of one of those residents was in tears as she thought about her homeland's history when she landed at Heathrow. "My grandmother was a British Chagossian," said Rebecca Philippe. "Fifty years ago, she was uprooted from her island, and we have seen her suffering. By seeing her suffering, we suffered too, with her."

"Everyone in Ireland at some stage is going to come to Dublin, so there needs to be more pressure on Government to be paying some of those costs," she said.

Stephan Brandner, parliamentary whip for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), criticized the number of staff for ex-chancellor Olaf Scholz, questioning the necessity of eight employees.

The government has announced a £2.2 billion funding for TfL's capital renewal program, emphasizing it is the largest multi-year settlement for London in over a decade.

This welcome funding is an investment in Bexleyheath and Crayford, and an investment in our children and their future. Showing them their education matters, their futures matter.