The money for the community colleges marks the third year of Governor Whitman's four-year pledge to increase their financing.
British banking executives, nervous that the new rules would increase their financing costs and threaten their credit ratings, have stepped up lobbying efforts in recent weeks.
The group called for the state and city to substantially increase their financing for the capital program as well as the operating budget, arguing that the economy of the region depends on the network.
Faced with regulatory demands to increase their financing reserves, a number of large European financial institutions, including UBS of Switzerland and BBVA of Spain, have issued so-called contingent capital, or CoCos, to fill the void.
The plaintiffs won: The banks agreed to conduct environmental impact statements, create carbon-sensitive policies, and increase their financing of renewable energy projects.
And believe it or not, these banks are increasing their financing for fossil fuel companies.
Qaeda leaders have also increased their financing and logistical support for the Taliban and other militant groups, having come to see the survival of Qaeda sanctuaries as dependent on the ability of the Taliban in Afghanistan and Pakistan to hold territory.
Underreporting or complete lack of reporting by schools as a way to increase their government financing and create more favorable standing for their districts is deplorable.
At the Global Partnership for Education Replenishment Conference in Brussels, we saw the power of partnership on display with 27 developing countries collectively pledging to increase their domestic financing for education by an extraordinary $26bn between 2015 and 2018 and donors pledging $2.1bn over the same period.
FINANCIAL TIMES Insurers Threaten Banks in German Property Sector | German insurance firms will pose an increased threat to banks in the property sector, amid new regulations that will allow them to increase their property financing without the same requirements faced by the banks, Wolf Schumacher, chief of Aareal Bank, told The Financial Times.
