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Residents protest FM 1387 relocation

Dawn Balazs and her husband moved to Cimarron Meadows Drive last December from Northwest Indiana to be closer to their daughter and grandchildren, who had relocated to Texas, and to pursue a rural lifestyle. It didn’t take long for her to discover that a major thoroughfare might soon cut through her property, destroying the setting that she was seeking.

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Boiler rooms – An old stock scam gets a technology makeover

(NAPSI)—While tactics may have changed, “boiler room” operations are still used to pitch dubious investment schemes, according to the experts at the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). Typically run as outbound call centers, boiler rooms target retail investors with highly speculative—often fraudulent—investments. In addition to phone calls, today’s boiler rooms also rely on messaging apps and social media to contact potential investors.

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Public funding for transit projects is now flowing to most states

When Congress passed the Bipartisan Infrastructure Act, it allocated $102 billion for rail-related projects in America. Another $50 million was authorized for annual disbursement to incentivize smaller transit-oriented projects. That’s a lot of available funding making it obvious that Congress intends to make public transportation attractive, safe, and convenient.

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