Bipartisan bill would give millions to local governments to fight homelessness articles
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What Would You Do With $15 Million of City Money? Petition Would Give Portlanders a Say
If a participatory budgeting campaign gets off the ground, residents would be able to spend 2 percent—about $15 million—of the city’s budget each year on community projects. by Taylor Griggs If Portland residents were given access to a percentage of the city’s budget to work on projects most important to them, what would they choose? According to participatory budgeting (PB) advocates, the results could be much more reflective...
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Friar stabbed in head while giving out breakfast in Dublin homeless centre
A Capuchin friar has been rushed to hospital after he was stabbed in the head while volunteering at the Capuchin Day Centre on Bowe St in Dublin earlier today.
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Bernie Sanders: US should not give billions to the extreme Netanyahu government
Jewish Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders commented on the US Senate's decision to approve aid to Israel in a statement published to X on Wednesday. "I voted no tonight on the foreign aid package for one simple reason: US taxpayers should not be providing billions to the extremist Netanyahu government to continue its devastating war against the Palestinian people."I voted no tonight on the foreign aid package for one simple reason: U.S. taxpayers should not be providing billions more to the...