“The money that is being put into day care, which at 15.2 million francs is already too expensive for us taxpayers, is not justifiable, even if the savings of 1.5 million ordered by Parliament were achieved – presumably to circumvent a referendum . With the original loan requirement of 8.9 million, the city parliament clearly … Read more
Sound and music are almost undisputedly understood as auditory perception – in concerts, at best as audiovisual. But that doesn’t apply to everyone. According to a survey by SZBLIND, around 57,000 people in Switzerland are affected by a hearing impairment. That’s about as many as the city of Biel has inhabitants. The specific needs of … Read more
In addition to the extraordinarily high investments, a lack of income from distributions from the Swiss National Bank and declining payments from the intercantonal financial equalization also contribute to the negative result. The Greens submitted a proposal to correct the cantonal tax reduction decided two years ago, or to increase the tax rate again by … Read more
Due to the current situation of a shortage of apprentices, an oversupply of apprenticeships, companies not having enough presence, and much more. The St.Gallen association “lehrstellenforum.org” wants to bring together different training companies from various sectors with students, parents and teachers and establish itself as an indispensable hub for companies and professional organizations for securing … Read more
Management of the circular economy «The core problem of the linear economy is that the monodirectional use of finite resources deteriorates global livelihoods and has irreversible effects on the environment, people and animals. Against this background, the circular economy represents an alternative economic model that minimizes the use of materials and energy by creating closed … Read more
Is there a need for an additional university of applied sciences offer in agricultural sciences in eastern Switzerland? This is what three members of the cantonal council in the middle, Barbara Dürr, Heidi Romer-Jud and Stefan Koller, want to know in an advance. They refer to the existing offer in Switzerland: At the university level, … Read more