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Trump names Linda McMahon to lead Department of Education [Video]
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Trump names Linda McMahon to lead Department of Education [Video]

President-elect Donald Trump has named Linda McMahon to lead the Department of Education, aligning with his campaign promise to dismantle the department and return control to the states.”I’m going to close the Department of Education and move education back to the states,” Trump said.Trump announced his nomination of McMahon, a former small business administrator and wrestling executive, to spearhead this effort.”You could say, well, let’s pass a law that eliminates the Department of Education and all the programs it administers,” said Neal McCluskey of the Cato Institute.”If you don’t eliminate the programs, then you’ve got to put them somewhere,” McCluskey added.Currently, the Department of Education manages the federal student loan portfolio for over 40 million borrowers and provides financial aid.”For example, the federal government administers the Pell Grant and helps lots and lots of kids around the country get to college who couldn’t otherwise afford it,” said Rebecca Winthrop of the Brookings Institution.The department also allocates federal dollars to colleges and K-12 schools.”It’s a lot more about ensuring that every kid, no matter which state they live in, can get access to a high-quality education,” Winthrop added.Trump has vowed to cut funding for schools teaching critical race theory or gender ideology but wants to reward states and schools that implement universal school choice programs.”Instead of money going to just public schools, the money follows kids to whatever school their families choose,” McCluskey said.”I think the mechanism he would use is a scholarship tax credit. There is legislation for that,” McCluskey added.Some experts warn that while expanding school choice may appeal to parents, it could be dangerous and unconstitutional to implement nationwide.Federal funding accounts for less than 15% of public school budgets and much of the budget comes from the state and local levels.

City grant giving Albuquerque businesses money to rebuild [Video]
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City grant giving Albuquerque businesses money to rebuild [Video]

AND THE 80S. WELL, VANDALISM IS A BIG ISSUE IN ALBUQUERQUE AND BUSINESSES ARE SUFFERING, BUT THE CITY SAYS IT MAY HAVE A SOLUTION. JULIAN PETTUS SPOKE WITH LOCAL BUSINESSES ABOUT HOW THE CITY IS GETTING INVOLVED. THATS RIGHT GUYS. SO ITS CALLED THE WINDOW TO OPPORTUNITIES. GRANT. A WINDOW TO OPPORTUNITY. SPECIFICALLY, THE GOAL OF IT IS TO HELP LOCAL BUSINESSES THAT HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY VANDALISM, EVEN IF IT IS TO HELP WITH SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS A BROKEN WINDOW. I FIRST MOVED TO THIS NEIGHBORHOOD. I BUILT THIS BUILDING ABOUT 20 YEARS, 25 YEARS AGO, AND IT WAS A GREAT LOCATION. ITS A GOOD LOCATION, BUT IN THOSE TWO DECADES, ROBERT GORMAN SAYS HES BEEN A VICTIM OF VANDALISM TIME AND TIME AGAIN. IVE HAD THIS WINDOW OVER HERE BROKEN, THAT WINDOW OVER THERE BROKEN, HE SAYS. THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE INCIDENTS OF PEOPLE SLEEPING ON HIS PROPERTY AND BREAKING WINDOWS, AND UNFORTUNATE TREND. MANY ALBUQUERQUE BUSINESSES ARE EXPERIENCING. IM FRIENDS WITH MANY SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS ACROSS THE CITY, AND DOESNT MATTER WHAT NECK OF THE WOODS WERE IN, WHAT PART OF THE CITY YOURE IN, THIS STUFF IS HAPPENING NOW. THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE IS STEPPING IN TO HELP WITH THE WINDOW TO OPPORTUNITY GRANT A REIMBURSEMENT INITIATIVE TO EASE THE FINANCIAL BURDEN. VANDALISM HAS ON BUSINESS OWNERS. WE HAVE ALL KINDS OF ISSUES THAT COME UP, AND YOU WANT TO KNOW THAT THE CITY IS AWARE AND AND RESPONDING, AND THIS IS ONE PROGRAM WHERE THEY ARE DOING THAT. THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE SAYS 34 BUSINESSES HAVE APPLIED FOR THE GRANT, AND SO FAR THEY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GIVE OUT MORE THAN $12,000 TO REPAIR DAMAGES. ALTHOUGH PEOPLE LIKE GORMAN APPRECIATE THE ACTION BEING TAKEN, HE BELIEVES MORE CAN BE DONE TO PREVENT THESE CRIMES FROM HAPPENING. BE BETTER IF WE COULD AVOID THE PROBLEM ALTOGETHER AND OBVIOUSLY THERE ARE SOME BUSINESSES THAT NEED THE ASSISTANCE MORE THAN OTHERS, RIGHT NOW, THERE IS STILL $100,000 IN ASSISTANCE FOR BUSINESSES THAT ARE LOOKING TO GET SOME HELP. IN ALBUQUERQUE, JULIAN PARRAS, BACK TO YOU. THREE BUSINESSES WIL

This is Our Home: Duxbury [Video]
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This is Our Home: Duxbury [Video]

THIS TIME OF YEAR, WE TEND TO SEE A LOT OF VISITORS IN OUR REGION. AND IT’S NO WONDER… SINCE WE’RE SURROUNDED BY NATURAL BEAUTY. BUT A LOT OF WHAT MAKES VERMONT SO UNIQUE… MIGHT NOT BE HERE TODAY… IF IT WEREN’T FOR THE FOLKS WHO ARE DETERMINED TO PROTECT OUR MOUNTAINS, FORESTS, AND WATERWAYS. I SPOKE WITH A FEW OF THEM… ABOUT WHAT INSPIRES THEIR STEWARDSHIP… IN TODAY’S THIS IS OUR HOME. LOOKING UP AT THE ICONIC PEAK OF CAMEL’S HUMP… YOU’LL KNOW YOU’VE MADE IT TO DUXBURY VERMONT. VERMONT’S THIRD-TALLEST MOUNTAIN… IS PRACTICALLY IN SHERRY WINNIE’S BACKYARD. FOR SHERRY, IT’S FOR SHERRY, IT’S THE PERFECT PLACE… TO EMBRACE THE OUTDOORS. AND IT INSPIRED HER TO START THE BUSINESS SHE RUNS OUT OF HER HOME TODAY. MAKING ORGANIC TRAIL BARS, FRESH FROM HER KITCHEN. LOCALLY AND ETHICALLY SOURCED.

Making the most of federal funding and mastering post-award compliance. [Video]
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Making the most of federal funding and mastering post-award compliance. [Video]

So youve been awarded a federal Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) or Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) grant to support your R&D efforts; what now? Join experts Candi Avery and Jen Keller of Clark Nuber, a venerable accounting and consulting firm, for essential insights into navigating the complexities of grant management. Youll learn about practical strategies for compliance with government regulations, necessary tools to optimize your grant, how to identify and avoid pitfalls, and tips for steering your project toward success.