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South Africa’s Ramaphosa announces cabinet that includes ex-opposition leader

By Tim Cocks and Tannur Anders JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -South African President Cyril Ramaphosa appointed former opposition leader John Steenhuisen as minister of agriculture on Sunday, bringing the Democratic Alliance and other parties into his new coalition cabinet. Ramaphosa’s African National Congress was forced to join forces with rival parties to stay in power after losing […]

NJ state budget includes money for StayNJ. Here’s what we know

The $56.6 billion budget signed by Gov. Phil Murphy Friday evening includes $220 million for StayNJ, a tax break for seniors designed to help older residents remain in New Jersey. Though the new budget didn’t meet the benchmarks spelled out in legislation last year, StayNJ is still receiving the money because budget language will allow […]

Federal clean energy program includes incentives for nonprofits

The Biden administration on Wednesday said it will provide funding to help school districts purchase clean school buses, most of them electric. Shown is a yellow electric school bus plugged into a charging station. (Photo by TW Farlow/Getty Images) Along with new  tax breaks for families and businesses in return for investing in clean and […]

MUB’s FY 2025 budget includes rate increases as ‘inflationary adjustments’

Jun. 16—MORGANTOWN — The fiscal year 2025 budgets recently passed by the Morgantown Utility Board include 3 % rate increases for the utility’s water, sewer and stormwater customers. This is the second of three “inflationary adjustments ” approved by Morgantown City Council in 2021 along with larger increases implemented that year. At the time it […]

Ellison’s Latest Paramount Offer Includes $15-a-Share Sweetener

(Bloomberg) — Film producer David Ellison’s offer for Paramount Global includes an option for nonvoting shareholders to cash out a portion of their stock for about $15 a share, according to a person familiar with the matter. Most Read from Bloomberg The offer, a roughly 26% premium to Friday’s closing price, is for only some […]

Monroe County history includes several grocery stores

It has been a few years since I first wrote about Gruber’s Supermarket, which was mainly in operation in Monroe from the late 1940s through the ‘70s. By chance, I recently uncovered a great resource for local grocery history – Groceteria.com – that allows contributors to trace grocery story history in select communities. Previous Coverage: […]