Jewish News of Northern California: Our digital archive is threatened by state budget cuts. “UC Riverside’s Center for Digital Newspaper Collection, which hosts hundreds of historical California news outlets, and where J. readers can access issues all the way back to 1895, has belatedly learned that its 2024-2025 budget was slashed to nothing by the state, its major funder. CDNC director […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/25/jewish-news-of-northern-california-our-digital-archive-is-threatened-by-state-budget-cuts/

Wildlife carer spending $10k a year says cost is driving volunteers out
By Claudia Forsberg

The number of sick or injured wildlife is rising in Victoria, but the number of people able to help them is rapidly decreasing and carers say animals are being "left to die".

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-22/wildlife-carers-funding-needed-increasing-injured-animals/104881812

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I've wondered why the current Trump war against science, knowledge, and education was being spearheaded by Elon Musk, a guy who built his (that which he didn't inherit) fortune on science, engineering, and technology.
I have a silly theory. It is depressing on many levels. I also have an uneasy feeling that it could be true. Read on (thread probably).
#elonmusk #science #education #trump #libraries #engineering #AI #governmentfunding #DOGE

ABC News: Disability advocacy service in administration as 'urgent' assessment underway https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-25/sa-disability-rights-advocacy-service-in-administration/105089826 #CommunityOrganisations #PeopleWithDisability #GovernmentFunding #Disabilities #Disability #NDIS

Elon Musk’s business empire is built on $38 billion in #GovernmentFunding

Government infusions at key moments helped #Tesla and #SpaceX flourish, boosting Musk’s wealth.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/interactive/2025/elon-musk-business-government-contracts-funding/

WaPo, but it’s an exclusive #GiftArticle

#ElonMusk’s business empire is built on $38B in #GovernmentFunding

Govt infusions at key moments helped #Tesla & #SpaceX flourish, boosting Musk’s #wealth

#Musk & his cost-cutting US #DOGE Service team have been on a mission to trim govt largesse. Yet Musk is one of the greatest beneficiaries of the taxpayers’ coffers.
#hypocrisy #USpol #law #economy #business #finance #tech #FederalAgencies #FederalWorkers #kleptocracy
https://wapo.st/41uIOJ4

This is why the government has to stand and fund research.

https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/breakthrough-single-dose-drug-wipes-out-breast-tumors-in-mice-without-side-effects/

https://www.europesays.com/1633147/ Government Funding Fuels Geothermal Expansion #CleanEnergy #EGS #Energy #EnergyInvestment #EnergyTransition #Fracking #GeothermalDrilling #GeothermalEnergy #GeothermalPowerPlants #GovernmentFunding #RenewableEnergy

#MikeJohnson’s next steps on #GovernmentFunding fight could determine whether he gets to keep his job as #House #Speaker.

w/the #election & a #government #funding deadline around the corner, the speaker must find a way to govern, avoid a #shutdown that could cost his members in swing districts [& the country, not that the #GOP cares] & keep #Trump & #FarRight #HouseRepublicans happy enough to not imperil his own #political future.

#IssuesNotSolutions #PublicDisservice
https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/12/politics/mike-johnson-next-steps-government-funding-fight/index.html

Japanese companies such as East Japan Railway are not keen to take part in #Malaysia's multi-billion ringgit #bullettrain project because there is no #governmentfunding available to support development

They would rather invest their funds & resources in countries that expands their #railway networks where government funding is involved

Japanese companies' abandonment of the #HighSpeedRail line brings more concern to the project

Read more: https://www.nst.com.my/business/corporate/2024/01/1005807/why-japanese-firms-not-keen-malaysias-bullet-train-project

House chaos forces Senate to take the wheel on spending

https://thehill.com/homenews/4267953-house-chaos-forces-senate-to-take-the-wheel-on-spending/

Senate grabs wheel from House in bid to avoid shutdown

https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/4224642-senate-grabs-wheel-from-house-in-bid-to-avoid-shutdown/

GOP senators alarmed by chaos over House spending bills

https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/4212880-gop-senators-alarmed-chaos-house-spending-bills/

Thousands more prisoners across the US will get free college paid for by the government.

https://apnews.com/article/ff3f0b80b5bc0e44dde0408c3dedea19

#IndieAuthorNews #News #Education #Funding #GovernmentFunding #highereducation #Librairies #LiteraryCharity #Scotland #UnitedKingdom #YearEnd
Scotland’s New £30,000 SLIC Fund Backs ‘Pioneering Library Projects’

Stressing its search for innovative projects in higher education and specialist installations, Scotland's new SLIC fund is open for proposals.
The post Scotland’s New £30,000 SLIC...
https://publishingperspectives.com/2023/01/scotlands-new-30000-slic-fund-backs-pioneering-library-projects/