Finance
Finance is a fundamental concern for local and state government agencies, encompassing budget planning, revenue management, and fiscal responsibility. Effective financial management ensures that government operations are sustainable and resources are allocated efficiently to meet public needs. This directory offers articles on finance, including topics like Grants, which explore the processes and strategies for obtaining grant funding to subsidize the cost of programs and projects. It also includes articles on finance, which explores the processes and strategies for creating, managing, and adjusting government budgets to align with policy goals and economic conditions.
Harford County’s NEXT GEN Responders Student Loan Relief is an incentive in fire, EMS recruitment and retention
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Flint residents coping with lead contamination will be cleared to drink unfiltered water again only when outside experts determine it is safe, Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder said, acknowledging their mistrust of government officials while saying a full replacement of the city’s pipes is not imminent.
Angered by teacher sick-outs that have caused many Detroit school closures, majority Republicans in Michigan’s Legislature proposed — and promised to quickly pass — legislation to make it easier to deem such work stoppages illegal strikes
Mayors across the U.S. say they worry about their cities’ aging infrastructure and they’d like more state and federal support, according to a survey released
The federal government is investing more money this year to help local governments improve their water systems, and about $80 million will go to Michigan next week, President Barack Obama told the nation’s mayors
Darnell Earley didn’t come up with the plan to channel corrosive river water into Flint’s old lead-lined water pipes, causing a health emergency. And he certainly can’t be blamed for the Detroit school system’s decaying facilities and wrecked finances, which have prompted teacher boycotts this month
South Dakota counties won approval from a Senate committee to receive a share of alcohol tax funds, but House lawmakers shot down a more substantial plan to allow counties to impose sales taxes
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said the state will assume vast control over Atlantic City’s finances and decision-making, saying the seaside gambling resort is incapable of getting its finances together after years of overspending
The city’s parks are poised to receive additional money for security less than two weeks after a young woman reported being gang-raped by teenage boys in a playground
The nation’s capital and its largest city both got walloped by the same near-record blizzard this weekend. But while Washington struggled to recover, New York City was mostly up and running on Monday
When the unfunded liability is reallocated from the state to the 92 cities in cost-sharing plans, the liability burden almost doubles
City Hall announced $250,000 in 50-50 matching grants from TIF funds to help residents of owner-occupied homes on the East Bluff to make home repairs and improvements
A complaint has been filed against the Henderson County Board of Education alleging the school system’s “nickel tax” is fraudulent and was applied retroactively
City energy improvements are guaranteed to create energy savings averaging 17 percent for all 14 buildings, with four of the buildings expected to cut their energy use by over 30 percent
Atlantic City’s emergency manager is recommending spending cuts, consolidation and privatization of some governmental functions as a way to get the financially struggling gambling resort back on its feet
The House Appropriations Committee and the Senate Judiciary Committee approved separate but identical bills to repeal a 2015 law on the court system’s budget enacted by Republicans. The law tied all funding for the courts through June 2017 to a failed effort to curb the Kansas Supreme Court’s administrative power
Atlantic City’s elected officials mixed compliance with defiance as they struggled to respond to a threatened state takeover of the city’s finances
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