Gonzalez: 529 Plan benefits provide education for your student, tax breaks for you
With the pace of higher-education costs rising faster than the general Consumer Price Index, it's easy to understand why saving enough money to fund a child's college education has become a financial challenge for many parents and grandparents.
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Jonesville Village Council learns about the benefits for making town pedestrian friendly
The benefits of giving people a choice how they can get to places they want to go was presented to the Village Council Wednesday night. Trustees heard more about the Complete Streets Initiative. Holly Madill, the Complete Streets coordinator for the Michigan Department of Community Health, presented to council on the many benefits of creating more walkable communities. “Complete Streets is about ...
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Phoenix mulls paying official's legal bill
Phoenix officials are considering paying the legal bill for Public Safety Manager Jack Harris' defense in a lawsuit that claims he is illegally drawing state pension benefits while working for the city.
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Robertsdale City Council hears about projects
ROBERTSDALE, Ala. — Within the next year, the City of Robertsdale could be reaping the benefits from several improvement projects including a new sidewalk, renovated natural gas lines and better 911 service. At the Robertsdale City Council meeting Monday night, city officials said all these projects are a year or so from completion but they are pleased with the progress being made.
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A new admin district in Uganda raises people's hopes but there's a catch
The high cost of setting up a new admin region in Serere, Uganda, is eating into budgets although the venture promises much. Local people are optimistic but who really benefits? Teacher Josephine Aguti Emurau, 52, needs no time to list off the most pressing issues in her community. Lack of drugs and other supplies in health centres, school desks and textbooks, income generating support for ...
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