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mdf commerce Launches SOVRA: A Game-Changer for Public Sector Procurement
South Africa Today
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June 14, 2025
In 2024, mdf commerce, a leading force in procurement technology for North American governments, launched SOVRA, a bold new brand that reshaped public procurement. This marked a major milestone in the company’s 20-year journey of delivering...
Slovenia limits consular services in Tehran
STA
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June 14, 2025
Tehran, 14 June - The consular activity of the Slovenian embassy in Tehran has been limited only to the most essential services for Slovenian citizens, the embassy said on Saturday, citing the recent escalation in the region. "The consular...
Worcestershire social care chief raises concerns following the government's spending review
Bromsgrove Standard
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CONCERNS have been raised about the government’s spending review by Worcestershire’s social care chief. Coun Mel Allcott, the newly elected chair of Worcestershire County Council’s adult care and wellbeing overview and scrutiny panel, has major...
Jigawa APC warns against attempts to discredit Gov Namadi’s administration
TVC News Nigeria
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June 14, 2025
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Jigawa State has expressed worry about what it calls deliberate efforts to destabilise Governor Umar Namadi’s administration. According to a statement released by the APC’s State Secretary, Muhammad Dikuma...
Ya-Na pledges support for Mahama’s Government
Ghana News Agency
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June 14, 2025
By Iddi Yire Accra, June 14, GNA-The Overlord of Dagbon has pledged his support for the Government of President John Dramani Mahama towards a successful nation building. The Overlord of Dagbon made the commitment on Friday when called on President...
Trump Administration Shares Medicaid Data With Deportation Officials: Report
Newsweek
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June 14, 2025
President Donald Trump's administration provided immigration officials with the personal data of millions of Medicaid recipients this week, including their immigration status, the Associated Press reported. Newsweek contacted the Department of...
4 Stars in the Trump Administration Who’ve Driven Trump’s Counterrevolution Against DEI
The Daily Signal - Washington D.C.
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June 14, 2025
President Donald Trump clearly made it a mission in his second go-around in the White House to make larger institutional changes to the way the federal government does business. He clearly intended not only to make the government more efficient,...
Urban local bodies struggle to maintain LED streetlights as EESL contracts end
Telengana Today
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June 14, 2025
After the expiry of the EESL contract in April, the streetlights are being managed under stop-gap arrangements by the respective ULBs. Hyderabad: Faced with financial constraints and inadequate support from the government, several Urban Local...
Trump Administration Enforces Long-Dormant World War II-Era Alien Registration Act
Benzinga
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The Trump administration has reactivated the Alien Registration Act, a World War II-era law that requires all non-citizens in the U.S. to register with the government and provide fingerprints. This law has been inactive for the past 75 years. What...
Arizona protests push back against the Trump administration
Kiowa County Press - Colorado
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June 14, 2025
Click play to listen to this article. Protests are planned this Saturday throughout Arizona as organizers mobilize a "nationwide day of defiance" against what they're calling the Trump administration's attacks on civil rights, working families,...
Mahmoud Khalil denied release from ICE after Trump administration’s ‘cruel and shocking’ tactics, lawyers say
Yahoo News
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After a federal judge blocked the Trump administration from imprisoning and deporting Mahmoud Khalil on one set of legal grounds, lawyers for the government now argue the prominent Columbia University student activist is being detained for an...
Mission YUVA: Entrepreneurship mela held at Udhampur to empower local youth
Greater Kashmir
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June 14, 2025
Udhampur, June 14: To promote self-employment and entrepreneurship among the youth, the District Employment and Counseling Centre, in collaboration with District Administration Udhampur organized a one-day Potential entrepreneurship-cum-awareness...
How frequent policy shifts deter firms from going public
Daily Star
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June 14, 2025
If a company gets listed, it will enjoy tax benefits, and this is one of the major incentives for them to go public. However, the government's frequent policy changes have disheartened listed firms many times, as they faced higher tax rates once...
Budget conference: Gov. DeSantis’ office gets power to investigate local governments
Florida Politics
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June 14, 2025
Lawmakers are giving Gov. Ron DeSantis the power to probe local governments for overspending or fraud and for supporting DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) initiatives. One of the final provisions finalized late in the budget talks this week...
Providing basic amenities at doorsteps is government’s top priority: Dy CM
Greater Kashmir
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June 14, 2025
Rajouri, June 14: In a significant outreach initiative aimed at addressing the public grievances and ensuring welfare of the citizens in border areas, Deputy Chief Minister, Surinder Choudhary on Saturday conducted a public darbar at Kalasara, one...
KSDMA urges public to stay away from MV Wan Hai 503 container debris
Onmanorama
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June 14, 2025
The Kerala State Disaster Management Authority (KSDMA) has issued a warning that containers which fell from the burning vessel MV Wan Hai 503 may begin to wash ashore along the southern parts of Kochi and the coasts of Alappuzha and Kollam between...
Albania plans major expansion of elderly social services by 2030
Gazeta Tema
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June 14, 2025
Albania’s draft 2025–2030 Aging Policy doubles the social fund, scales up community and residential care for seniors, introduces “adopt-a-school” mentorship, and proposes a 13th pension payment. The Albanian government has released its draft...
Trump Administration Breaks With DOGE: Georgia Water Science Center To Remain Open
The Georgia Sun
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June 14, 2025
The U.S. Geological Survey’s South Atlantic Water Science Center in Norcross will remain open following backlash over the Department of Government Efficiency’s proposal to terminate the lease. The U.S. Department of the Interior announced this...
Population aging and government transfer dependency in Holt County as of 2022
NW Missouri Times
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June 14, 2025
In 2022, Holt County received $58.4 million in government transfer payments, equivalent to $13,707 per capita. These payments—which include Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and income maintenance—accounted for 22.7% of all personal income in...
2022: Correlation between aging and increasing government transfer dependency in San Jacinto County?
Forest Country News - Texas
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June 14, 2025
In 2022, San Jacinto County received $367.6 million in government transfer payments, equivalent to $12,969 per capita. These payments—which include Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and income maintenance—accounted for 29% of all personal...