Money Rubs Off for City Aides Close to Mayor
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Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has doled out pay increases to those who work for him, despite a hiring freeze.
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Washington, D.C., Mayor Anthony Williams on Wednesday signed a nearly &#36;1 billion stadium funding package, clearing the way for the city to begin work on a ballpark for a Major League Baseball team.
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The proposed sale of Greater Southeast Community Hospital could cost the District government up to $87 million in public money, roughly $60 million more than initially thought, according to an initial review by aides to Mayor Adrian M. Fenty (D).
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Council tax increases are funding "fat cat" officials earning more than Â£100,000 a year,  campaigners say.
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Cincinnati s mayor is planning an economic-development trip to Germany that is to be paid for by private businesses.
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Former adviser to the London Mayor sparks a row by claiming he raised large sums for the 2004 election while being paid by the taxpayer
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By Brent Champaco, The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash.  Sep. 25--The Pierce County Council isn't the only local government whose leaders are testing the choppy waters of growth-impact fees.
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With New Orleans still waiting for an infusion of federal cash and a rebuilding plan, the mercurial reelected  mayor has   his work cut out for him.
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By Chris Bowman, The Sacramento Bee, Calif.  Feb. 24--When it comes to fireside chats, local air pollution control officials believe money will talk louder than words.
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By Josh Hafenbrack, South Florida Sun-Sentinel  Feb. 14--A day after hundreds of residents demanded local politicians get a grip on their spending to keep property taxes down, Palm Beach County commissioners moved forward with a potentially costly new public art program.
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Two aides to Mayor John F. Street said his staff was tipped off last fall about an FBI bug that had been placed in his office, contradicting earlier statements by the city's top police official and mayoral advisers who said they knew nothing about the listening device before it was found.
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Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, seeking to bolster his charitable giving, has reached a new agreement with the City Conflicts of Interest Board that will allow him to move his money into more aggressive investments.
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In the mayor&#39;s office, as in his business career, Michael Bloomberg knows that some deals can be made over the telephone, others over coffee.
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A plan to raise $100 million by charging for parking near a new stadium is one of the top proposals in the city's bid to find private money to finance the ballpark.
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By Michael Biesecker, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Sep. 19--DURHAM -- Over the past two years, Mayor Bill Bell has championed a Neighborhood Revitalization Fund that set aside $412,428 in taxpayer money to support private projects in some of the city's poorest neighborhoods.
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By LYDIA X. McCOY, Courier & Press staff writer 464-7431 or mccoyl@courierpress.com  With fewer dollars and more needs, members of Evansville's City Council realize they have a tough decision this year when it comes to allocating federal Community Development Block Grant program funds.
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With his city teetering above a financial abyss, Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick went before television viewers this month and delivered some grave news: He had no choice but to lay off nearly 700 city workers and cut services. This was no time for wanton spending, he said.