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Israel should cut budget deficit to 2.5% of GDP starting in 2020: IMF

Yahoo Daily News 24 May 2019

"Leaving debt on a rising path will constrain Israel's ability to use fiscal policy to cushion shocks to the economy," the fund said in the report....

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Elections 2019: Indian startup ecosystem ready for second booster shot from PM Modi

Your Story 24 May 2019

Even as there is euphoria among startups on the return of the Modi government, there is also a sense of realism that is there much to be done in areas such as seed stage funding, ease of doing business, encouraging startups to go for public listing, and making it easier for angels to participate in this growth story....

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Govt eyes fiscal deficit to ratchet down at 6pc in FY2020

The News International 24 May 2019

Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in the middle of this month reached a staff-level agreement on economic policies that could be supported by a 39-month extended fund arrangement for about $6 billion ... Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in the ......

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Update on Pakistan-IMF agreement

The News International 24 May 2019

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) reached a staff-level agreement on economic policies with Pakistan for a 39-month Extended Fund Arrangement (EFF) for about US$6 billion on May 12.  ... The International Monetary Fund (IMF) reached a staff-level agreement on economic ......

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Letters: New recycling policy leaves residents high and dry; Council should restore robotics funding; Eric ...

Capital Gazette 24 May 2019

Larry Hogan may be ready to let a bill changing oyster management policy become law without his signature ... Tracys LandingRobotics funding. The Board Of Education decided to fix a resource inequity by funding robotics for all high schools kids in Anne Arundel County ... I hope the County Council will restore the funding cut by the county executive....

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What would a Climate Emergency Plan Look Like?

Resilience 24 May 2019

In a time of cut-backs, reverse costly policies and investments in carbon-intensive infrastructures such as roads or airports and divest council pension funds from fossil fuels ... When in ‘emergency mode’, councils must allocate discretionary funds towards climate action ... Clearly councils also facing funding difficult constraints....

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Legislature made major strides for Colorado's public schools

Colorado Politics 24 May 2019

funding classrooms, not corporations; enacting policies like the teacher evaluation bill that are student-centered and led by educators, and addressing the growing teacher shortage by retaining and attracting quality educators ... The voices of educators helped secure $500 million more toward public education funding than last year....

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OPINION | Legislature made major strides for Colorado's public schools

Colorado Politics 24 May 2019

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Overnight Defense: Details on Senate's $750B defense bill | Bill rejects Trump plan to skirt ...

The Hill 24 May 2019

Lawmakers blast new Pentagon policy on sharing info Democrats warn Trump may soon push through Saudi arms sale Senate panel rejects requiring Congress sign off before Iran strike MORE (Conn.) to get an amendment attached to a Syria policy bill that would have prohibited funding for an unauthorized attack on Iran....

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Column: Trump's timid, disappointing immigration proposal

The Salem News 24 May 2019

This has essentially been the administration’s policy since California-contingent adviser Steve Bannon’s departure in August 2017 ... Democrats have long been willing to fund border security — and would be now if it weren’t for the administration’s harsh rhetoric about immigrants and immigration policy....

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City Council Approves $5.6 Billion Budget in 4-1 Vote

Portland Mercury 24 May 2019

... to fund the doomed PP&R jobs ... While commissioners noted their agreement with some of Hardesty's other ideas—like not funding body cams or increasing the level of transparency within the PPB—they noted that a budget vote is not the time for in-depth policy decisions....

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Freeport resident gives $20,000 to support asylum seekers in Portland

The Brunswick Times Record 24 May 2019

Jalbert’s gift to Portland goes into Portland’s Community Support Fund, which was created in 2015 in response to Gov ... Portland decided to create the support fund, which is believed to be the only one of its kind, so it could continue providing assistance to those who fell within that gap ... This year, the council allocated $200,000 to the fund....

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Congress reaches deal on disaster aid; Trump's border request omitted

Finger Lakes Times 24 May 2019

Congressional Democrats - who blame the border crisis on President Donald Trump's policies - said they wouldn't support the funding without new protections for asylum-seekers ... The bill's funding ... Republicans had earlier relented in a spat over safeguarding funding for Puerto Rico....