Finance

East St. Louis officers estimate there is about $1.2 million owed to about 40 current and retired officers
Lewiston city council members promised to seek an alternative to the upgrade that was supposed to improve response times and firefighters’ working conditions
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The measure also includes members of the military who responded to 9/11 in Shanksville, Pa., and at the Pentagon, unlike the original legislation
“We ... hope this exemption helps efforts to attract more volunteers to our fire and ambulance companies, to enable more life-saving work that benefits us all,” a Rensselaer County executive said
Troy uses incentives to help with retention and tries to compensate the unpaid firefighters, said Mayor Ethan Baker
A new facility would replace the John F. Cutter Jr. Fire Station, which has been in use since the early 1970s and has a decaying roof
A $10K bill for police expenses remains outstanding, the Sioux City finance director said
The agency will not receive its $1.27 million order for up to two years because of manufacturing delays
The new positions will be in the department’s aviation and rescue unit or at a station in the works
Council members nixed only one major request: a $12 million proposal to cover the cost of officers’ health insurance
After getting 155,730 applications from eligible essential workers, including LEOs, FFs, EMS providers and COs, lawmakers realized they would have to put more money in or slash benefits
The state is no longer accept new applications and plans to increase funding by $76.6 million while implementing a tiered system