One-Two Punch to Area's Budgets
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When the Washington area's housing market boomed at the turn of the century, so did local government spending. Now a cooler market is creating budget gaps in a region that until recently was spared leaner times.
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By Joe Gamm, The Oregonian, Portland, Ore.  Feb.
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For the third time in a month, an analysis of state finances is warning that budget deficits and spending cuts are on the way.
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By Amelia Nielson-Stowell Deseret Morning News  The Legislature is meddling more and more in local government -- but who's asking for it?  Lawmakers have pushed dozens of bills this session that change the way cities and counties operate.
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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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ITV is planning to slash its regional news budget by half, or up to Â£40m, and cut the number of local bulletins from 17 to nine. By Jemima Kiss.
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By Scott Marshall, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif.  Sep.
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By Sharon Kiley Mack, Bangor Daily News, Maine  Dec.
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Here are some of the issues town meeting members will decide:   New middle school  Whether to spend $50,000 toward designing a new middle school. Officials have scaled back the request from $250,000.
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After two years of double-digit increases, the Westchester County executive, Andrew J. Spano, proposed a $1.47 billion budget yesterday with no increase in the county&#39;s property tax.
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By Mark Ginocchio And Doug Dalena, The Stamford Advocate, Conn.  Dec. 14--Millions of dollars worth of transportation, environmental and public safety projects in lower Fairfield County could lose federal funding if a congressional Democratic budget proposal is approved.
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By RACHEL RICE; OF THE NEWS STAFF  PRESQUE ISLE - When the governor signed the state's biennial budget this month, there were many appropriations in it for northern Maine.  In fact, Rep.
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Sometimes it is small provisions that trip up big bills.
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By Brian Sargent, The Daily Oklahoman  Sep. 23--YUKON -- Earline Smaistrla wants to bring fiscal responsibility and accountability to the forefront of Oklahoma's political scene.
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By Sarah Watson, The News & Advance, Lynchburg, Va.  Feb.
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An Independent Budget Office report outlines myriad ways to balance the city budget: eliminating employee perks, fees for tourists, and new taxes for everything from Botox treatments to tailoring.
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One idea promises to make a good thing even better.