Posts Tagged ‘Fiscal Year 2025’
Senators Carper, Coons, Colleagues Push Administration to Release Additional Seasonal Work Visas to Support Small Businesses
U.S. Senators Tom Carper, Chris Coons, and a bipartisan group of colleagues are urging the Biden administration to release more H-2B seasonal work visas to help small businesses cope with labor shortages, particularly in Delaware’s agriculture and tourism sectors. They argue that these visas are crucial for employers who struggle to find enough American workers…
Read MoreRecord $21.5 Million in Maryland Waterway Improvement Fund Awards go to Public Boating Access, Navigable Waterways, and Safety
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources will provide $21.5 million in Waterway Improvement Fund allocations to communities and projects throughout Maryland in Fiscal Year 2025, which began July 1st.聽 The funds will support new and improved public boating access facilities, dredging of navigable public waterways; emergency vessels and equipment for local first responders; and other…
Read MoreSenator Carper Highlights Progress on Climate, Work Ahead in EPA Budget Hearing
U.S. Senator Tom Carper, who is the Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, led a hearing this week on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency鈥檚 proposed budget for fiscal year 2025. President Biden’s $11 billion budget request for the EPA represents a 20 percent increase over the amount Congress approved for fiscal year…
Read MoreGovernor聽Carney聽Presents Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Presentation
Governor John Carney today presented his budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2025. He went over the highlights… The budget continues investments in other key areas as well–including investing in public schools, supporting families and the workforce, and protecting our environment. The governor also presented a broad overview which includes the 6-billion-dollar General Fund Operating Budget, $66.5 M for…
Read MoreGovernor Carney to Present Budget Proposal for Fiscal Year 2025
Governor John Carney will present his budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2025 at 1 p.m. tomorrow, Thursday, January 25th, at the Delaware Public Archives building in Dover. The event will be livestreamed on聽de.gov/budget聽and on the Governor’s聽YouTube channel.聽Also, to follow up on last week鈥檚 postponement,聽Governor聽Carney聽now will deliver his 2024 State of the State Address聽from the House…
Read MoreGovernor Moore Announces $150 Million Transportation Budget Restoration to Help Address Critical Needs
Transportation needs across the state of Maryland would be addressed with Governor Wes Moore’s Fiscal Year 2025 budget proposal, which includes a one-year restoration of $150 million in funding. This funding would continue to help the Moore-Miller Administration move forward with their goals of economic growth and mobility. The action restores funding for transit service,…
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