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Chicago Mayor Johnson Campaign Plans Collide With $538M Budget Deficit

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is set to reveal his 2024 budget on Wednesday, which will be a delicate balancing act between his campaign promises and the city’s financial realities. Rising crime, a half-a-billion dollar deficit, a $35 billion pension hole and soaring costs to care for the more than 18,000 migrants who have arrived in […]

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Staff to present three public safety levy options to Kalispell City Council | #citycouncil

Kalispell City Council on Monday is expected to review options for a potential emergency responder levy that could go before voters in a special election next year. Discussion of a possible levy emerged in later summer following independent audits of the city’s Fire and Police departments. Undertaken by the Washington, D.C.-based Center for Public Safety […]

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Alexandria City Council to hold public hearing on preliminary budget – Alexandria Echo Press | #citycouncil

ALEXANDRIA — At the Sept.11 Alexandria City Council meeting, City Administrator Marty Schultz told the council about upcoming meetings: The council will hold a public hearing about its 2024 preliminary budget and tax levy on Monday, Sept. 25 at 7:15 p.m. A joint meeting of the council and Douglas County Board is set for Monday, […]

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Mayor increase police budget, City Councilmember increase property tax relief

Omaha City Council President Pete Festersen wants to boost property tax relief even more next year.Mayor Jean Stothert’s budget calls for a 2.1% increase.She says the need for a bigger police budget limits how much relief the city can provide.Festersen’s amendment would add nearly $1 million for property tax relief which is about 20% more.“Property […]

Arkansas

Arkansas ends fiscal year with $1.1B surplus, state’s second largest | Arkansas

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The fiscal year ended in Arkansas with a surplus of more than $1.1 billion, which is the state’s second largest, finance officials announced Wednesday. The Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration said the state’s net available revenue for the fiscal year that ended on Friday totaled nearly $7.2 billion. The […]

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Arkansas ends fiscal year with $1.1 billion surplus, state’s second largest

City Council

Whitefish City Council approves $49.3M preliminary budget | #citycouncil

The Whitefish City Council approved the preliminary fiscal year 2024 budget at its meeting in June after two work sessions to review and discuss it. Council also set the final public hearing on the final budget for Aug. 21. For now, the total appropriated budget for fiscal 2024 is $49.3 million. Compared to the prior […]

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Toronto Mayor: Olivia Chow Becomes First Person of Color Elected to Top Job

Former federal politician Olivia Chow will be Toronto’s next mayor after earning a narrow victory in Monday’s municipal election. Chow was leading with about 37% of the vote shortly before 9 p.m. Toronto time, according to Canadian Broadcasting Corp., holding off a late surge from former deputy mayor Ana Bailao. A prominent voice in progressive […]

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Kansas City mayor discusses Jackson County property assessments

Kansas City Mo., Mayor Quinton Lucas says the Jackson County property reassessment is becoming “a mess of a process”.Some homeowners are facing big increases in their property taxes.KMBC’s Micheal Mahoney spoke to the mayor about it today in an interview. Reassessment is a county function and the city is not involved with it. But Lucas […]

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Kalama City Council holds off on exploring raising taxes for parks, Community Building | #citycouncil

KALAMA — The Kalama City Council Thursday held off moving forward on any potential tax increases to fund parks and Community Building improvements, calling the measures “premature.” The council agreed to give the newly re-established Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee time to get up and running and outline its priorities. Council members also did not […]