Finance Updates – Page 6 – Finance Updates

FY 2026 Interior & EPA Budget: Gains for Fossil Fuels, Losses for Regulation and Species Protections

House Republicans FY2026 appropriations packa...

BLM would receive $7.4 million more and BOEM ...

The bills keep language barring the greater s...

EPA funding would be cut about 23% from FY202...

U.S. Energy & Industrials Surge: AI, Electrification, Reshoring Fuel Demand Amid Risks

Global Forecast Oil and Gas Extraction

U.S. electricity demand is accelerating after...

Meeting demand requires massive investment (o...

AI is becoming core to energy operations and ...

Workforce shortages and skill gaps are a grow...

How Cybercriminals Target Microsoft’s PerimeterX CAPTCHA & How to Defend

Asia M&A Oil and Gas Extraction

Underground actors are offering about $1,500 ...

The target is a layered anti-bot stack combin...

A reliable bypass would enable large-scale fr...

The solicitation underscores the arms race an...

Independence Power Holdings Goes Public: 241 MW Battery Fleet Powers the Permian’s AI & Oil Demand

Americas M&A Utilities

Independence Power Holdings (OTC: ITXP) compl...

It targets ERCOT’s Permian Basin power shortf...

Control is highly concentrated via high-vote ...

The strategy emphasizes rapid deployment vers...

Why the $50B Rural Health Fund May Leave Medicaid Cuts Largely Unaddressed

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

HR 1 creates a $50B, five-year Rural Health T...

CMS rules cap direct provider payments, inclu...

Funding is split 50/50 between equal state al...

Analysts say the fund is far too small to off...

Budget Cuts and Panel Shakeups Threaten U.S. Vaccine Policy and Emergency Readiness

Americas Policy Public Administration

In mid-2025, the Trump administration and HHS...

Kennedy dismissed all 17 members of the CDC’s...

The proposed FY 2026 budget would cut CDC/ATS...

Critics warn these changes could weaken surve...

Policy Shifts in Higher Ed: Risks & Strategic Responses for DEI, Viewpoint Diversity, Academic Freedom

Americas Policy Educational Services

U.S. universities are being pulled into cultu...

Court rulings and state laws are restricting ...

Universities are dismantling or rebranding DE...

Faculty and administrators warn that these po...

2025-26 Federal Policy Shake-Up: Education Funding, School Vouchers & Civil-Rights Stakes

Americas Policy Educational Services

FY2026 proposals would cut roughly $12B from ...

Department staffing cuts, especially in civil...

The Educational Choice for Children Act would...

Withholding or delaying billions in Title and...

AIC Taps Caitlin Carroll to Steer Private Equity Amid Rising Regulatory Pressure

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

AIC appointed Caitlin Carroll as Senior Vice ...

Carroll brings public affairs and legislative...

The hire supports AIC’s expanded advocacy on ...

AIC is also bolstering communications as regu...

California K-12 Funding Growth vs Equity: Budget Gains Meet Cost & Enrollment Pressures

Americas Policy Educational Services

California’s K-12 funding reached a record ~$...

Under the LCFF, districts spend about $23K pe...

Rising staffing and pension costs, along with...

PPIC outlines costly reform options—like swit...