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Raise nets $63 million in round led by Haun Ventures to build out crypto platform for gift cards

George Bousis, founder and CEO of Raise, wants to put your $100 Walmart gift card on the blockchain.

Fortune

“Our drummer left for a sandwich and never came back. We heard he was found wandering in no man’s land by Canadian Mounties”: An epic guide to every Swervedriver album in the band’s own words

Adam Franklin takes us on an all-access tour through the Swervedriver back catalogue, from their Creation incubation up to the band's reunion and glorious second act

Louder

San Francisco Gets $20 Million Zoning Reform Grant the Same Week It Halts New Housing For Casting Shadows

This is the second RAISE grant San Francisco has received since the Biden administration retooled the program to reward jurisdictions for adopting zoning reforms.

Reason

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Afghan teen survived Taliban but not US

“To survive war then come to America to be buried?”

Salon

Federal Money Intended for Zoning Reformers Ends Up in NIMBY Clutches

The White House is giving $1.5 billion in INFRA grants to entities that either don't approve new housing or are actively opposed to making it easier to build.

Reason

Joe Biden's Use of Transportation Dollars To Incentivize Zoning Reform Is a Big Flop

Little, if any, of the $2.2 billion in RAISE grants have gone to jurisdictions proactively deregulating housing construction.

Reason

Afghan family resettled in small Missouri town faced isolation. Now their son is dead

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — As a boy in Afghanistan, Rezwan Kohistani dreamed of being a respected doctor and helping people.

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‘Very little guidance’: Mo. school lacked translators, support for Afghan student found dead

When Rezwan Kohistani arrived for his first day at Webb City High School in January, he was led on a tour of the building, paired up with a student who accompanied him to homeroom and met one of his two English language teachers.

Tribune News Service

Biden's Plan To Link Federal Transportation Spending to Zoning Reform Could Make the Housing Shortage Worse

The administration is encouraging counterproductive "inclusionary zoning" policies that often raise housing prices and reduce supply.

Reason

RaisE-ing the rail game for the North - new business centre 'opens doors to sector for SMEs'

£8m Goole investment sits beside Siemens Mobility's new train manufactruring plant

Birmingham Post

Marinus Pharma Delays Status Epilepticus, IV Ganaxolone Clinical Trials Into 2023

Marinus Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: MRNS) expects data from the RAISE Phase 3 trial of ganaxolone in refractory status epilepticus in 2H of 2023.

Benzinga

COMCO Wellness Launches Flagship Cannabis Retail And Lifestyle Brand, Raise

Cultivated and cured from 100 acres of licensed grow canopy in Michigan, Raise offers a collection of pre-rolls and pre-packaged cannabis flower with THC levels between 22-30%. All products are hand-crafted and available at dispensaries across the state.

Benzinga

Despite Multiple Redesigns and Rebrandings, This Grant Program Continues To Be a White House Slush Fund

Nearly half of the $1 billion in RAISE grants awarded by Biden's Department of Transportation have gone to non-transportation projects.

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