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Mar 13 2024
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Bethel Finance Director Amy Hanscom to step down
BETHEL — Longtime Bethel Finance Officer, Amy Hanscom is stepping down after 19 years of service to the Town of Bethel. Her last day is April 3, 2024. Starting in 2005, she was Bethel’s Deputy Town Clerk, in October of 2017, she became Bethel’s Finance Officer. Hanscom said, “This was an extremely hard decision for me to make but the opportunities that Maine Rural Water Association are giving
Lewiston Sun JournalMar 25 2024
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UW’s $340 million finance upgrade is still struggling, despite progress
Nearly nine months after its rollout, the University of Washington’s $340 million finance system upgrade is still getting mixed reviews. On the plus side, the backlog of unpaid vendor invoices snarled by Workday, UW’s new “enterprise” software platform, has been cut from $90 million shortly after the July 6 launch to $43 million as of Feb. 29. But Workday, which replaced hundreds of legacy
The Seattle TimesOct 11 2023
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George Santos Hit with 10 More Charges Around Campaign Financing Fraud
Democracy Now!Apr 09 2024
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Sen. Bob Menendez grills Treasury official on curbing illicit finance month before bribery trial
US Senator Bob Menendez (center right), Democrat of New Jersey, leaves with his wife Nadine Menendez the Manhattan Federal Court, in New York City following his arraignment on March 11, 2024. Sen. Bob Menendez questioned a Treasury Department official Tuesday on curbing illegal finance as he prepares to stand trial in a month with his wife and two other men on federal bribery charges. "I'm
CNBCJan 26 2023
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Santos loans deepen questions around campaign finances
A set of updated campaign finance reports are deepening the mystery surrounding the source of high-dollar loans that Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) made to his campaign last year.
Santos’s campaign previously reported that a pair of six-figure loans from the candidate — one for $500,000 that was made last March and another for $125,000 in October — came from his personal funds.
The HillMar 24 2024
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Florida Solar Panel Incentives: Rebates, Tax Credits, Financing and More
Florida has plenty of sun and a few incentives to make buying solar panels a bit easier. While it's not on CNET's list of the seven best states for solar incentives, Florida encourages solar panel installations in a couple of ways. Florida legislates both sales tax and property tax exemptions for solar panels, continues to mandate net metering policies for excess solar generation and is one of
CNETApr 15 2024
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George Santos raises $0 for comeback bid, vows to run volunteer campaign
Ex-Rep. George Santos vowed Monday to run an all-volunteer political comeback campaign after a new campaign filing showed he didn’t raise or spend any money in the first weeks of his supposed congressional bid. “I’m going to do this all with volunteers,” the disgraced former lawmaker told the News. “Confidence, I have. Capacity, I have.” Brushing aside questions about the sparse filing, Santos
New York Daily NewsApr 01 2024
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Portland school finance panel discusses possible changes to 2024-25 school budget
The Portland school board’s finance committee on Monday night discussed potential changes to the superintendent’s $161 million budget for the 2024-25 school year. The committee had voted by about 8 p.m to increase the budget by $401,044 so it could retain three teachers, two education technicians and one staff member to help students access internship and career opportunities. But the
Portland Press HeraldMay 14 2019
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Simply Stated: Campaign Finance Laws
Some subjects are complex, nuanced, and prone to partisan bias. Here, we do our best to explain a complicated topic clearly and simply.
The operating principle of American democracy is that government reflects the will of the people. Government officials are chosen from among the people by popular consent, and any citizen in good standing has the right to stand for election.