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Asian carp roundup in Kentucky opens new front in battle

Winona Daily News 17 Feb 2020

Programs aim to reduce established populations and prevent further spreading, but wildlife officials concede they may never be able to eradicate the prolific fish ... “That has hurt the tourism industry,” said Ron Brooks, Kentucky’s aquatic nuisance species program director. There are no precise estimates of Asian carp populations in U.S ... × ... ....

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Longmont council to hear progress on ‘safe lot’ research and pilot program

Colorado Daily 16 Feb 2020

Meanwhile, Homeless Outreach Providing Encouragement Longmont and its Executive Director Joseph Zanovitch, who originally pitched the safe lot idea to City Council, are aiming to have their own pilot program — without any formal support from the city — up and running by May ... Its pilot program will also only accept passenger vehicles, not RVs....

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Medicaid rule leaves up to $2.5B at risk in Bay State

Gloucester Times 16 Feb 2020

... and, sort of, the future of the program." ... CMS said that the national Medicaid program had grown from from $456 billion in 2013 to an estimated $576 billion in 2016, with a disproportionate share of the growth falling on the federal government, whose share climbed to $363 billion....

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Faison regrets voucher vote

Citizen Tribune 16 Feb 2020

... that need to be addressed.” Schwinn and others defended the process saying ClassWallet was the only firm capable of handling the online program used by parents to sign up their children to use an estimated $7,400 in taxpayer funds annually to pay for private school tuition....

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'People Will Starve.' Experts Are Worried About the Hundreds of Thousands Who Could Lose Food Stamps

Democratic Underground 16 Feb 2020

As a result, some 50,000 residents are at risk of losing their benefits from the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), better known as food stamps ... Nearly 700,000 people across the country could lose their food stamps once the new rule kicks in in April, according to USDAs own estimates....

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Early childhood programs bill stalls

Albuquerque Journal 16 Feb 2020

The higher distribution rate would generate an estimated $180 million for early childhood programs during the 2022 budget year, the earliest it would likely be in place, according to a fiscal analysis of the legislation ... Critics of the proposal have latched onto that, while also arguing there are better ways to fund early childhood programs....

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Cancel the bullet train

LA Daily News 16 Feb 2020

“The next two years are critical for the Authority,” the bullet-train team says on its website, “including the completion of the first federally-funded portion of the program.” ... One of the most revealing parts of the “Risk” report is the estimate of how much the climate-inspired cap-and-trade program in California is adding to the cost of gasoline....

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Favoritism for Salt Lake County’s biggest arts groups was baked into ZAP tax funding. Should ...

The Salt Lake Tribune 16 Feb 2020

The small nonprofit receives funding from Salt Lake County for its cultural programming ... And while the total amount of money raised by the ZAP tax has grown since that time, the department that runs the ZAP program has estimated competition for these grants will only become tougher in coming years, which could reduce awards per organization....

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Financing for ‘bricks’ project, West A and Lake development on North Platte City Council agenda Tuesday

The North Platte Telegraph 16 Feb 2020

Approval of the city’s 2020 one- and six-year road plan also will be sought at the meeting. It begins at 5.30 p.m. in the council chamber at City Hall, 211 W. Third St ... The city would pay 10% of the estimated $400,600 cost if it receives the Assistance to Firefighters Program grant, Fire Chief Dennis Thompson said in a memorandum to council members. ....

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Underfunded census effort has nonprofits worried they won't reach hard to count Texans in time

Finger Lakes Times 16 Feb 2020

DALLAS - Genesis Sanchez has been traveling across Texas for the past few weeks training nonprofits and volunteers on how to do 2020 census outreach. But what she's hearing has her concerned ... The federal government uses data collected during the census to determine how to divide an estimated $675 billion a year to states for various federal programs....

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Underfunded census effort has nonprofits worried they won’t reach hard to count Texans in time

Killeen Daily Herald 16 Feb 2020

DALLAS — Genesis Sanchez has been traveling across Texas for the past few weeks training nonprofits and volunteers on how to do 2020 census outreach. But what she’s hearing has her concerned ... The federal government uses data collected during the census to determine how to divide an estimated $675 billion a year to states for various federal programs....

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Company policy: no smokers

Times Union 15 Feb 2020

In recent years, researchers have begun rigorously studying the programs ... Despite an estimated $8 billion spent on wellness programs annually, experts say they haven't been shown to deliver the long-term benefits promised ... estimated wellness programs targeting lifestyle improvements generate an average savings of about $157 per employee....

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Blount County Schools budget discussion begins $4.25 million short

The Maryville Daily Times 15 Feb 2020

Staffing estimates include the amount for salaries and benefits.Mental health ... Britt is estimating 75 freshman may choose to remain at Eagleton in the first year of that program. With grant funding expiring for Eagleton Middle’s after school Crown Academy, the district is looking for $120,000 to continue that program as well....