SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California plans to spend up to $12 million on reparations legislation under a budget signed by Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, marking a milestone in the state’s efforts to atone for a legacy of racism and discrimination against Black Californians. The reparations funding in the $297.9 billion budget Newsom signed over the […]
Jun. 24—Voters in at least five school districts across Maine earlier this month rejected school budgets that would have resulted in sizable property tax increases. In other communities, budgets passed, but just barely. Gorham, for example, is gearing up for a recount this week after its budget passed by just four votes. Steve Bailey, executive […]
In Eugene City Council’s first week in its new city hall, the body is scheduled to determine how to proceed on a proposal to accelerate housing property tax exemption applications in Eugene’s downtown core, vote on the city’s 2024-25 budget, and receive a briefing on the Mayor and Councilors’ roles in an emergency. Lane County […]
The European Commission will publish assessments of the 27 member states’ budgets and economies (JOEL SAGET) The European Union is expected on Wednesday to rebuke nearly 10 governments, including France and Italy, over their excessive spending after new budget rules entered into force this year. It comes at a particularly difficult moment for France, where […]
Jacob Ammentorp Lund / Getty Images/iStockphoto When it comes to spending, it’s important to forego certain luxuries in the name of planning for the future. But there are certain expenses that wealthy millennials will never eliminate from their budgets. Whether for health reasons or personal aesthetic, there are some things they refuse to budge on. […]
Jun. 10—Maine voters will head to the polls Tuesday to cast ballots in congressional and legislative primaries and to vote on school budgets, local referendums and municipal races. Polling places around the state will be open until 8 p.m., with opening times varying by municipality. In Portland, the polls open at 7 a.m. All absentee […]
A state comptroller’s report on Yonkers paints a grim picture of both the city and school district’s proposed budgets for 2024-25, saying that revenue and expenditure projections are unreasonable. The report, dated May 20 and released Friday, contends that the school district budget is “structurally unbalanced” with a $61.9 million budget gap. Among other things, […]
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The results for school district spending plans are mostly in across Western New York. Voters are so far overwhelmingly approving budgets, despite the fact some of them still include layoffs. This includes teachers and staff in Hamburg and West Seneca where residents voted to pass the school budgets tonight. School board […]
May 21—In eastern Niagara County, 2024-2025 school budgets and miscellaneous propositions won public approval handily, and most school boards will be populated with newcomers, following district-level balloting on Tuesday. Here, briefly, are the results in each school district. LOCKPORT Three residents were elected to fill seats on the Board of Education: Nicole Zugelder, Gregory Newman […]
PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — Five Hampton Roads cities officially adopted their fiscal year 2025 budgets on Tuesday night. The approvals by Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Newport News and Chesapeake come after Hampton and Suffolk previously approved their FY25 budgets. Here are some of the highlights: Virginia Beach Virginia Beach passed its $2.6 billion FY25 budget […]
May 10—CHEYENNE — Last week, Cheyenne Mayor Patrick Collins proposed a $147.6 million budget for the upcoming fiscal year. This week, city departments began presenting their reasoning for their proposed budget adjustments. Cheyenne Police Department began on Thursday, followed by Cheyenne Fire Rescue and Community Recreation and Events on Friday. Other departments will present their […]
May 9—JAMESTOWN — The Stutsman County Commission on Tuesday, May 7, unanimously approved a 1% levy limit increase for agencies outside the county for their 2025 budgets. The county will notify all outside agencies, which include Jamestown Regional Airport, James River Valley Library System, James River Senior Citizens Center and the Stutsman County Soil Conservation […]