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Photo: Tony Webster, Wikimedia Commons, Creative Commons Attribution 2.0; cropped.NewsTexas Awards $1.73 Million in Job Training Grants for 689 Workers in Houston and the Rio Grande Valley
Four Texas Workforce Commission grants totaling $1.73 million pay for employer-tailored training through Houston City College and Workforce Solutions Lower Rio Grande Valley.
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Photo: Kenneth C. Zirkel, Wikimedia Commons, Creative Commons Attribution 4.0; cropped.NewsVermont and Nova Scotia Sign Three-Year Agreement to Explore Bringing Offshore Wind Power to New England
The memorandum of understanding sets up information sharing on offshore wind, transmission planning and grid integration. It is a framework to explore, not a power purchase.
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Photo: Jack Boucher, Historic American Buildings Survey, via Library of Congress, Wikimedia Commons (public domain).NewsTexas Plans $87.2 Million in Rural Health Grants to 129 Providers Under Federal Program
The Health and Human Services Commission says the money is part of a $281.3 million first-year federal award, with more intended awards to be announced weekly.
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Photo: Famartin, Wikimedia Commons, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0; cropped.NewsGM to Pay $220 Million in 36-State Settlement Over Sale of Driver Data
The settlement requires General Motors to get express consent before collecting or disclosing driving and location data. Delaware receives $4,726,779 and Hawaii $2,861,340.
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Photo: Stephen Matthew Milligan, Wikimedia Commons, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0; cropped.NewsIowa Opens Applications for Nonprofits to Run Scholarships Under New Federal Education Freedom Tax Credit
Nonprofits have until Dec. 11 to apply as Scholarship Granting Organizations for 2027, the first year of the federal credit.
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Photo: Beyond My Ken, Wikimedia Commons, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0; cropped.NewsNew York Opens $200 Million Downtown Revitalization and NY Forward Round; Applications Due Jan. 8
Only Pro-Housing certified cities, towns and villages can apply for Round 10 of the DRI and Round 5 of NY Forward. A webinar for applicants is set for Nov. 5.
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