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Wilmington received $32 million in limited liability bonds to fund street projects and the nCino Sports Park. (Image provided by nCino) RALEIGH — The Local Government Commission approved more than $1.5 billion in requests at its April 2 meeting, including a $750 million request from the North Carolina Housing Finance Agency to increase affordable housing options. Acknowledged. This amount far exceeds the $418.5 million affordable housing value approved by the Local Government Commission (LGC) in 2022. The North Carolina Federation of Local Governments says housing affordability in the state is a “crisis,” according to a press release from Falwell's office.…

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued a statement after a Russian hacker group known as Midnight Blizzard compromised numerous Microsoft corporate email accounts. “E-mail communications were stolen.” “The attackers used information initially leaked from the corporate email system, including authentication details shared in emails between Microsoft customers and Microsoft, to gain additional access to Microsoft customer systems. or trying to obtain it. “Midnight Blizzard's successful compromise of Microsoft corporate email accounts and the exfiltration of communications between government agencies and Microsoft poses a significant and unacceptable risk to government agencies,” the Thursday, April 11, CISA emergency…

My primary reason for creating the Monterey County Young Supervisors Program in 2017 was to develop the next generation of leaders in county government. I wanted a way to use my chosen position to provide growth opportunities for young people in Salinas and the surrounding area. Develop leadership, problem-solving, critical thinking, and networking skills, and gain a deeper understanding of the critical role county government plays in providing essential services to residents and businesses. Although my Young Supervisors Program was the first of its kind at the county supervisor level in California, I previously worked with the California State Legislature…

Image credits: Bryce Durbin/TechCrunchAd blockers may seem like an unlikely defense in the fight against spyware, but a new report reveals how spyware makers are weaponizing online advertising to enable government surveillance. sheds new light on what is happening. Spyware makers can reportedly use banner ads to identify specific targets and secretly infect them with spyware. One of the startups working on ad-based spyware infection systems is Intellexa, a European company that develops Predator spyware. Predators have real-time access to the entire contents of the target's mobile phone. In 2022, Intellexa unveiled a proof-of-concept system called Aladdin that enables the…

opinion Editor From the Submission Editorial Committee issued April 13, 2024, 8:29 a.m. ET Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel spoke at the event and announced that more than 10 million households have enrolled in the Affordable Connectivity Program. AFP (via Getty Images) In another ill-advised “undo Trump act” move, the Federal Communications Commission this week aims to restore “net neutrality” and strengthen its authority over broadband internet. The reason it took so long is because the Biden team took forever to find and approve another FCC nominee that would give Democrats a majority on the commission. But what…

Iran's top Sunni cleric Mawravi Abdulhamid has called on the government to engage in “constructive negotiations” with protesters after widespread discontent has all but eroded the Islamic republic's legitimacy in recent years. ” again requested that consultations be held.”We believe in dialogue, but we do not believe in dialogue that leads to no action. We believe in constructive dialogue that leads to acceptance of the truth,” said the Sunni Baluchi. The top religious leader of the Iranian-majority ethnic group made the remarks during a Friday sermon at the Makki Jameh Mosque in Zahedan, the capital of Sistan Baluchestan province.Recently, the…

The ruling majority in parliament has approved a bill that the government says will restore the independence of the body responsible for appointing judges, which was under greater political control under the previous Law and Justice (PiS) government. The National Judicial Council (KRS) was at the center of the rule of law crisis that occurred during PiS's eight-year rule. Judgments by various Polish and European courts have found that PiS's reforms have made the group no longer legitimate, thereby also calling into question the thousands of judges appointed through it. Sejm przyjął dziś nowelizację ustawy o Krajowej Radzie Sądownictwa. Now…

Douglas Rising/Getty Images/iStockphotoThere were dangerous signs of a government shutdown in late 2023 and early 2024, but continued resolutions and emergency measures averted it. On March 22, 2024, Congress passed a spending bill that fully funds the government through the remainder of the fiscal year, averting a partial government shutdown.Let's find out: In these expensive cities, an income of $150,000 is “lower middle class”Try this: One smart way to grow your retirement savings in 2024Although there is no longer any concern that there will be a government shutdown for the remainder of the 2023-24 fiscal year, it is important to…

Sign up for our free fortnightly newsletter from The Independent's race correspondent Nadine White.Sign up for our free biweekly newsletter, The Race ReportImmigrant cleaners working for the Department for Education (DfE) are worried that black workers are not given the same rights as their predominantly white colleagues and are threatening to go on strike over pay.Union members claim they have been denied the London living wage of £13.15 an hour, as well as annual leave and sick pay that white-collar workers in the department receive.The union representing the staff accused the government of failing to “treat staff with dignity”.London's Living…

Research fields and data sourcesplace of learningHubei Province is located in the central part of the Yangtze River and borders Anhui Province to the east, Jiangxi and Hunan Provinces to the south, Chongqing to the west, Shaanxi Province to the northwest, and Henan Province to the north. As of the end of 2020, the permanent population of Hubei Province reached 57.75 million people, of which 36.32 million were urban residents and 21.43 million were rural residents. In addition, the number of rural residents ranks 11th out of 31 provincial-level administrative regions in mainland China. In addition, Hubei's total agricultural output…