County to accept $1.95M commerce grant for Tower Road bridge; auditor outlines ARPA allocations for Exit 21/22 engineering Public works asked commissioners to accept a $1.95 million commerce grant for a permanent Tower Road bridge repair and permission to sign an emergency leachate repair contract; the auditor reported $2.6 million allocated for Exit 21 engineering with roughly $1.8 million remaining and $200,000 proposed to study Exit 22.

Cowlitz County is set to secure a $1.95 million grant for a permanent fix to the Tower Road bridge, while plans for addressing Exit 21 and future overflow at Exit 22 are in motion!

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Speaker says City Council moved to curb emergency no-bid contracts after citing $432 million asylum-services deal An unidentified speaker told the New York City Council that it has moved to limit emergency no-bid contracts and increase oversight after citing a $432,000,000 contract awarded to a company called Dot go to provide food and housing for asylum seekers; the transcript provides no bill number or vote tallies.

New York City's Council is taking action to limit emergency no-bid contracts after a shocking $432 million deal raised serious concerns about oversight and vendor qualifications.

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Board Faces Criticism Over Ongoing Emergency Contracts and Management Issues The board continues to operate under emergency contracts due to management failures and legal challenges.

Alabama's counseling board is under fire for relying on costly emergency contracts due to repeated management failures, raising serious questions about accountability and governance.

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