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Alabama

Justin Bogie: How Washington’s looming debt limit fight could impact you | News | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

The federal government expects to reach the statutory debt limit this Thursday, setting up another high-profile political showdown in Washington, the first real test for the newly elected Republican House majority. The debt limit represents the total amount of money the federal government can borrow to meet its existing obligations, including benefit programs such as […]

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City Council

City Council passes 2023 budget | Local News | #citycouncil

ASHTABULA — City Council recently approved the 2023 budget with a projected carryover heading into the new year. The general fund budget was passed with a projected carryover going into 2023 of $2.8 million, estimated revenue of $10.4 million, anticipated expenditures of $11.3 million, leaving $1.9 million as an estimated 2023 ending carryover. The city’s […]

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City Council

Scranton City Council to introduce proposed 2023 budget, hold caucuses this month | State | #citycouncil

SCRANTON — City council will introduce the mayor’s proposed 2023 city budget Thursday and could vote to adopt the spending plan as early as Nov. 29, based on a tentative schedule of the budget process. Council will also hold budget-focused caucuses with department heads and administration officials this month. The first will take place Thursday […]

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Arkansas

Effects of pandemic show in latest Arkansas Agriculture Profile | Ag News

The report is authored by Jennie Popp, interim associate dean of the University of Arkansas’ Honors College and Leah English, who works in the department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness. The two put the publication together for the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture. Agriculture, including forestry, is the largest economic driver in the […]

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Arkansas

Arkansas could see accelerated tax cuts thanks to state surplus

HARRISON, Ark. (KY3) – As the fiscal year came to an end in June, Arkansas set a record in state income surplus at more than $1.62 billion. Last week, Governor Asa Hutchinson reacted to the record state surplus and announced his intent to call an Extraordinary Session of the Arkansas General Assembly. “This represents the […]

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City Council

Ashville city council talks grants | News | #citycouncil

Currently the city of Ashville is considering how to spend money from the Community Foundation on playground equipment for the splash pad park. “We’ve got time, but we certainly need to make sure that we’re staying on top of it and certainly don’t want to miss any deadlines to spend any money that we’ve been […]

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