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Bank of America Announces New Program to Help Spur up to $100 Million in Small Business Lending Nationwide

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bank of America today announced it will provide $10 million in grants to nonprofit lenders, such as Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs), to leverage funds from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for lending to small and rural businesses. The grants, for use as loan loss reserves, may unlock as ...

Lawmakers To Vote On Campaign Law Fixes

Connecticut lawmakers returned to the state Capitol on Friday to fix the state's campaign finance law after a federal appeals court found parts of it unconstitutional.

Bus study could get a second look in private

TUPELO The crowd at Tuesdays public transit meeting blindsided City Council members, who had anticipated an intimate work session to hash out the details of a proposed bus system.

Georgia Trades a Stick for a Carrot in Overtures to Abkhazia, South Ossetia

Georgia has come knocking on separatist doors with a basket full of promised grants, investments and social welfare perks, but de facto Abkhaz and South Ossetian officials, wary of Georgians bearing gifts and mindful of Moscow and their own declarations of independence, show no sign of interest in the offering.

State stumbles in Race to the Top: Fails to make finalists list for billions in school reform funding (documents)

Connecticut lost the Race to the Top Tuesday, but state schools already had won a $146 million consolation prize.