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“Ava Community Energy is putting $10 million toward helping around 8,000 to 9,000 Alameda County residents and customers of the agency living in Stockton, Tracy or elsewhere pay for an e-bike purchased from a local shop.

The launch of the program follows a wave of interest in e-bike incentives, including a state-run voucher program that drew nearly 100,000 applicants for 1,500 spots, awarding up to $2,000 per bike. Berkeley also ran a year-long pilot program that provided free e-bikes to 56 residents.

Unlike those programs, most of Ava’s rebates are not restricted by income.”

#alameda #ca #ava #ebike #mobility #lottery #subsidy #transportation #news berkeleyside.org/2025/07/11/eb

Berkeleyside · All in Alameda County can enter lottery to get a heavily subsidized e-bikeBy Sara Martin

#Mass #Shooter #Subsidy 1 of vanishingly few American #gunviolence regs that still exists is tax on #silencers which has existed 4 almost 100 yrs, sits at $200 or did until now. #Republicans wouldn’t stand 4 this intolerable burden on America’s large population of hardworking mass shooters, and so they repealed it. Anyone on their way to workplace or schoolyard to do their part to maintain America’s #1 record of gun massacres can use an automatic “bump fire” rifle per #SCOTUS. American Prospect.

#riskmanagement Today #farmer in our household was able
To access #usda #pricedata to buy #insurance.

#price for #beefcattle being insured flat
#price to pay private insurance way up

This program replaced many years ago USDA crop #subsidy which created market distortions.

A price is listed daily 430pm

Must call ins agent to bind coverage before 830am next day

Unsubsidized price is 50% ish higher than with #usda paying some of the premium to private for-profit insurers.
#HowStuffWorks

The application for New Hampshire’s subsidy for childcare workers children to get daycare is open this week.

It’s a temporary program but it’s meant to help people who don’t usually qualify for assistance like this because of income.

“Under the new pilot program, a family of four earning $125,000 would see their annual cost capped at $8,750.”

(Is $125,000 significant to something? Dartmouth in NH gives free tuition to people from families earning less than $125,000 too)

nhpr.org/nh-news/2024-12-23/ne

NHPR · State opens assistance program for NH child care workersBy Annmarie Timmins