#public-subsidies tag

Friday Video: Exactly Why the Cybertruck Sucks - Streetsblog USA

A detailed critique shows the Cybertruck faces safety, regulatory, subsidy, and market problems while law enforcement and military adoption contrasts falling civilian sales.

Media industry

fromNieman Lab

3 weeks ago

As the U.S. starves its public media, Denmark wants to figure out a better way to subsidize private news publishers

Denmark funds private and public news substantially, spending about 0.2% of GDP to support journalism, public service providers, and VAT-exemptions for media.

France news

fromwww.thelocal.fr

1 month ago

Calls to cut funding for French regional airports

Many French regional airports receive public subsidies despite lacking commercial flights and being used primarily by private jets, burdening local and state budgets.

fromwww.mercurynews.com

2 months ago

San Jose approves loan for downtown workforce housing high-rise tower

San Jose officials have committed a significant public subsidy for the Gateway Tower project, a step that will help the first high-rise workforce housing complex downtown begin construction early next year and add hundreds of much-needed units to the city's housing stock. The City Council approved more than $38 million in loans for Core Cos.' 15-story, 220-unit project at 470 S. Market St. that will ultimately cost more than $197 million to build.

Real estate

fromDefector

2 months ago

This Building Is A Bucket, With Ben Schneider | Defector

Public financing of billionaire-owned stadiums rarely benefits taxpayers and perpetuates civic corruption, billionaire excess, and the privatization of public resources.

fromwww.theguardian.com

4 months ago

Reform's anti-renewables stance putting jobs and energy bills at risk'

Reform UK's threat to strip public subsidies for wind and solar projects risks undermining Britain's green energy industry and threatens the prospects of clean energy jobs.

UK politics