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- Free State Project tries to hack NH government http://www.boston.com/news/local/new_hampshire/articles/2009/05/29/antigovernment_activists__putting_down_roots_in_nh/?page=1 22 comments
- (French Article) State of emergency in common right : why the project of the government worrries http://www.lemonde.fr/les-decodeurs/article/2017/06/09/etat-d-urgence-dans-le-droit-commun-pourquoi-le-projet-du-gouvernement-inquiete_5141459_4355770.html 4 comments privacy
- U.S. Department of Energy Awards $11 Million to 49 State, Local, and Tribal Governments to Support Community Energy Projects https://cleantechnica.com/2025/01/13/u-s-department-of-energy-awards-11-million-to-49-state-local-and-tribal-governments-to-support-community-energy-projects/ 2 comments technology
- Biden admin announce $18 Million to Support Clean Energy Projects in 24 States and Local Governments https://www.energy.gov/articles/biden-harris-administration-announces-more-18-million-support-clean-energy-projects-24 25 comments renewableenergy
- More Than $26 Million to 37 State, Local, & Tribal Governments to Support Clean Energy Projects https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/02/more-than-26-million-to-37-state-local-and-tribal-governments-to-support-clean-energy-projects/ 2 comments technology
- Government project to create Polish electric car 96% behind schedule, finds state auditor https://notesfrompoland.com/2023/09/21/government-project-to-create-polish-electric-car-96-behind-schedule-finds-state-auditor/ 10 comments worldnews
- Government project to create Polish electric car 96% behind schedule, finds state auditor https://notesfrompoland.com/2023/09/21/government-project-to-create-polish-electric-car-96-behind-schedule-finds-state-auditor/ 16 comments europe
- Democrats projected to flip Virginia Senate and House, taking control of state government for the first time in a generation https://www.washingtonpost.com/polls-open-in-virginia-balance-of-power-in-state-government-is-at-stake/2019/11/05/bdb57972-ff5b-11e9-8501-2a7123a38c58_story.html 5 comments politics
- Democrats projected to flip Virginia Senate and House, taking control of state government for the first time in a generation https://www.washingtonpost.com/polls-open-in-virginia-balance-of-power-in-state-government-is-at-stake/2019/11/05/bdb57972-ff5b-11e9-8501-2a7123a38c58_story.html?tidr=a_breakingnews&hpid=hp_no-name_rhp-breaking-news%3Apage%2Fbreaking-news-bar 3 comments politics
- Government approves Rs 6,068 crore highway projects in 8 states http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/infrastructure/government-approves-rs-6068-crore-highway-projects-in-8-states/articleshow/55476980.cms 5 comments india
- Biden-Harris Administration Announces More than $18 Million to Support Clean Energy Projects in 24 States and Local Governments https://www.energy.gov/articles/biden-harris-administration-announces-more-18-million-support-clean-energy-projects-24 15 comments politics
- Government’s flagship canal project was “uneconomical path to nowhere” finds Polish state auditor https://notesfrompoland.com/2023/11/10/governments-flagship-canal-project-was-uneconomical-path-to-nowhere-finds-polish-state-auditor/ 23 comments europe
- Government’s flagship canal project was “uneconomical path to nowhere” finds Polish state auditor https://notesfrompoland.com/2023/11/10/governments-flagship-canal-project-was-uneconomical-path-to-nowhere-finds-polish-state-auditor/ 3 comments worldnews
- A Planetary Crisis Awaits the Next President - Trump called the climate crisis a "hoax". Project 2025 states: "The Biden administration's climate fanaticism will need a whole-of-government unwinding". https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/20/opinion/trump-biden-climate-election.html 5 comments climate
- A Planetary Crisis Awaits the Next President - Trump called the climate crisis a "hoax". Project 2025 states: "The Biden administration's climate fanaticism will need a whole-of-government unwinding". https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/20/opinion/trump-biden-climate-election.html 85 comments environment
- On PM Narendra Modi’s advice, 22 states replicate awarded good governance projects http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/policy/on-pm-narendra-modis-advice-22-states-replicate-awarded-good-governance-projects/articleshow/51818695.cms 4 comments india
- Government Accountability Project Adds New Whistleblower Resources, includes fighting state anti-whistleblower "ag-gag" laws http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2014/08/government-accountability-project-adds-new-resources-for-food-worker-whistleblower/ 3 comments politics
- Despite Canadian Government legal threats, State of Alaska moving ahead with ferry terminal project located in Canada that will use only American made Steel http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/alaska-brushes-off-canada-s-legal-warning-over-buy-american-spat-1.2197885 27 comments worldnews
- Illinois Put a Stop to Local Governments’ Ability to Kill Solar and Wind Projects. Will Other Midwestern States Follow? https://insideclimatenews.org/news/27022023/illinois-solar-local-government 18 comments energy
- Biden subsidies stoke arms race among states to woo projects. “We’ve never had federal subsidies of any kind and now we do and they’re enormous, they’re a game-changer.” The wave of potential clean energy money has triggered a state-level incentives war as governments compete to win investments. https://www.ft.com/content/61431f7d-06c5-439d-81d8-662419dc4cb4 56 comments energy
- Uttar Pradesh seeks consultant to help it become $1 trillion economy. The GDP of the state was estimated atRs 19.40 lakh crore in 2020-2021, and is projected to be Rs 21.74 lakh crore or about $285 b dollar in 2021-2022. Therefore, the government is targeting a nearly fourfold increase by 2027 https://m.economictimes.com/news/india/uttar-pradesh-seeks-consultant-to-help-it-become-1-trillion-economy/articleshow/90236257.cms 32 comments india
- The federal government did not fund more than $150 million in flood mitigation projects sought by state and territory governments, including a "priority" upgrade to Queensland's early flood warning infrastructure. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-03-07/queensland-flood-warning-project-not-funded-by-government/100887832 4 comments worldnews
- Modi government shrunk eco-sensitive zones to make way for Oil India’s projects in Assam | The extraction company, which is under fire for the blowout at Baghjan, has major expansion plans in the state. https://scroll.in/article/967563/modi-government-shrunk-eco-sensitive-zones-to-make-way-for-oil-indias-projects-in-assam 4 comments india
- Austerity programmes inflicted by successive Tory-led governments have been condemned as an “ideological project causing pain and misery” enforced by ministers in a “state of denial” about “exacerbating inequality and poverty” across the UK in a devastating UN report. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/un-poverty-austerity-uk-universal-credit-report-philip-alston-a8924576.html 6 comments worldnews
- A new project by Turkish government and Turkish Football Federation will help pay the debt of Turkish Super League clubs by providing long term low interest loans by state banks to clubs http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/sporarena/fenerbahceden-dev-projeye-destek-41066847 17 comments soccer
- If You Live In California Things Just Got A Whole Lot Worse - Governor Brown has announced that the state budget deficit for this year is going to be much larger than projected, that more government services are going to be cut, and that voters are going to vote on another round of tax increases http://www.activistpost.com/2012/05/if-you-live-in-california-things-just.html 28 comments politics
- Controversial Lake Elsinore hydroelectric project blocked by federal government: "Federal Energy Regulatory Commission rejects Nevada Hydro's request for a permit that would give the company 4 years to do a feasibility study" [United States of America] https://www.pe.com/2021/12/19/controversial-lake-elsinore-hydroelectric-project-blocked-by-federal-government/ 2 comments economy
- In AP, NRIs Are Doing Their Bit to Help 5,000 Govt Schools Go Digital. Created by the Andhra Pradesh government, the project is the first of its kind in terms of an NRI-backed social initiative ever instituted by any state government in India. http://www.thebetterindia.com/98356/in-ap-nris-are-doing-their-bit-to-help-5000-govt-schools-go-digital/ 43 comments india
- "Let's face it: the federal government is a fearsome force. They have the guns, they have the jails, they have the power," Denver attorney Robert Corry confessed, thinking about what projected response to Washington and Colorado state votes to legalize marijuana might be. http://news.yahoo.com/colo-wash-await-federal-response-pot-measure-202557189.html 3 comments politics
- The United States is on track to produce more electricity this year from renewable power than from coal for the first time on record, new government projections show, a transformation partly driven by the coronavirus pandemic, with profound implications in the fight against climate change. https://ieefa.org/eia-renewables-likely-to-top-coal-generation-in-u-s-this-year/ 8 comments environment
- Feds, states announce $627M in Gulf spill restoration projects. The money comes from penalties BP has paid to the federal government for its role in the Deepwater Horizon spill. http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/219750-feds-states-announce-627m-in-gulf-spill-restoration-projects 14 comments politics
- "The State Department is currently working on plans to spend $30 million on Internet freedom projects, including software that enables activists to break through firewalls imposed by oppressive governments." OH REALLY? http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/28/ar2011012804554.html 12 comments politics
- The federal government’s bailout of General Motors and Chrysler was viewed as an iffy prospect from the beginning, but the latest reports indicate the United States tax payers will undoubtedly come out on the wrong side of the project. Obama administration to announce $30 billion bailout loss http://www.leftlanenews.com/report-obama-administration-to-announce-30b-bailout-loss.html 34 comments politics
- Uganda has launched a road-building project in neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo aimed at boosting trade between the two countries. The government stated sites for the roads"will open the Eastern part of the country (DRC) to cross border trade with Uganda". https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/uganda-launches-road-building-congo-boost-trade-2021-12-05/ 21 comments worldnews
- Despite decades of opposition and skepticism from all sides, and a state government fiscal crisis, the California high speed rail project has been steadily surpassing every hurdle, with construction slated to begin in late 2013. http://www.businessinsider.com/gov-brown-defends-high-speed-rail-in-california-2013-1 3 comments politics
- McConnell's home state does well in deal. Tucked into the Senate bill to reopen the government and raise the debt ceiling is a little something else: $2.9 billion in funding for a dam project on the Kentucky-Illinois border http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/mcconnell-earmark-1 10 comments politics
- Illinois Put a Stop to Local Governments’ Ability to Kill Solar and Wind Projects. Will Other Midwestern States Follow?The state recently joined New York and California in passing such laws, eliciting both support and pushback. https://insideclimatenews.org/news/27022023/illinois-solar-local-government/ 6 comments climate
- Ugandan police raided the offices of a United States-funded project known to offer AIDS services to homosexuals, a government spokesman said Friday, in what appeared to be the first public action by police to enforce a new law that strengthened criminal penalties against gay sex. http://bigstory.ap.org/article/uganda-police-raid-us-project-assisted-gays 4 comments worldnews