The Trump Administration Is Trying To Steal $21 BIllion Earmarked For Better Broadband

A quick refresher: there was originally $42.5 billion in broadband grants headed to the states thanks to the 2021 infrastructure bill most Republicans voted against (yet routinely tr…

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Kingston to consider paying $400K to cover outstanding bills, audit of taxi commission
Staff recommend council advance the money from Kingston's reserves to pay for a Superior Court judgement, settle its payroll and initiate an independent forensic audit — costs that will ultimately fall on taxpayers.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/kingston-area-taxi-commission-council-pay-400k-forensic-audit-9.7151780?cmp=rss
Forensic audit demanded as Kingston taxi commission faces $400K deficit
The Kingston Area Taxi Commission faces a forensic audit after a new city report revealed severe mismanagement, missing records and a $400,000 shortfall for taxpayers.
#Canada #Politics #KATCfinancialaudit #KingstonAreaTaxiCommission
https://globalnews.ca/news/11757247/forensic-audit-demanded-as-kingston-taxi-commission-faces-400k-deficit/

Tighter welfare requirements will cost the fur industry hundreds of millions of euros in additional costs – will taxpayers end up paying the bill? https://sey.fi/tighter-welfare-requirements-will-cost-the-fur-industry-hundreds-of-millions-of-euros-in-additional-cost/

#AnimalRights #fur #EU #taxpayers

Tighter welfare requirements will cost the fur industry hundreds of millions of euros in additional costs

Tighter welfare requirements will cost the fur industry hundreds of millions of euros in additional costs – will taxpayers end up paying the bill?

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Sault Ste. Marie city council votes against landfill privatization
Sault Ste. Marie's city council has defeated a motion proposing the city solicit bids to privatize its municipal landfill.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/sault-ste-marie-landfill-privatize-gfl-environment-taxpayers-savings-9.7139450?cmp=rss

Using #taxpayers’ money to stay dependent on #FossilFuels & continue contributing to #ClimateChange

#Trump Admin to Pay $1 Billion to #Energy Giant to Cancel #WindFarms

In exchange, the French company #TotalEnergies would invest in #oil & natural #gas projects in Texas & elsewhere.

#WastefulSpending #law #ClimateSolutions #WindPower #wind
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/23/climate/offshore-wind-gas-trump-total.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

Trump Administration to Pay $1 Billion to Energy Giant to Cancel Wind Farms

In exchange, the French company TotalEnergies would invest in oil and natural gas projects in Texas and elsewhere.

The New York Times
🧐Should the #Government #fund ageing #private #condo #repairs? | The #StraitsTimes
"what raised eyebrows was another suggestion🤦‍♂️ that the Government could partially foot the bill for lift & escalator safety #upgrades. When just 17% of #Singapore’s residents live in private #condominiums, should #taxpayers’ money be used, even for partial funding?"
What is the difference between #public #housing and private #property? It is fair to fund private assets via public coffers?🤔
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/should-the-government-fund-ageing-condo-repairs
Government funding for condo repairs: Yay or nay?

Explore the debate on whether the government should fund condo repairs and the implications for property owners. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The Straits Times

Without accurate information from the Pentagon on the cost of the war, experts, lawmakers, and government officials have stepped into the breach with estimates of the financial burden of Trump’s war with Iran — his second war on the country within the span of a year.

The numbers are immense."

~ Nick Turse

#Trump #Iran #Pentago #war #taxpayers
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https://theintercept.com/2026/03/17/trump-iran-war-cost/

Trump’s War on Iran Could Cost Trillions

“My kids’ kids, and probably their kids, are going to be paying for this,” said one official briefed on the U.S war on Iran.

The Intercept