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.
Lewiston city council members promised to seek an alternative to the upgrade that was supposed to improve response times and firefighters’ working conditions
Learn how to access grants funding for transportation, utilities and other critical national infrastructure
Learn how to access grants funding for transportation, utilities and other critical national infrastructure
Most American families lack the necessary cushion to cope with financial shocks, according to research from The Pew Charitable Trusts, which found that 33 percent of American families say they have no money they think of as savings, including 10 percent who have incomes of more than $100,000 a year
Montana health officials have signed a two-year contract worth more than $16 million making Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Montana the first commercial insurance provider to administer a state’s Medicaid expansion program under President Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act
The law enacted is designed to address shortages of full-time teachers in some subjects and substitute teachers
Local transportation leaders are floating a 30-year-plan that could cost more than $12 billion involving everything from wider sidewalks and more pedestrian bridges crisscrossing the Las Vegas Strip to extra monorail stops and planning for a light rail route linking the airport to downtown
Funding of up to $40 million in funding will go to one mid-sized city that puts forward bold, data-driven ideas to improve lives by making transportation safer, easier, and more reliable
The city has received a $99,000 grant that will be used to help launch a revolving loan fund for small businesses in a USDA-approved rural area
There is undeniable value to be found in new technology investments and never is this more apparent in government permitting and licensing software
Oklahoma pushed through the latest tax cut, a quarter-point reduction in the top income tax rate, two years ago when $100-a-barrel crude buoyed the state’s coffers
Confronted with a major financial crisis, the Los Angeles City Council voted three years ago to cut retirement benefits for new hires by raising the retirement age and reducing the size of pensions
By 2050, U.S. losses from flood damage to commercial real estate (CRE) are likely to average more than $1 billion per year and owners of apartment buildings in low-lying coastal areas could collectively face average annual losses above $190 million
College Kids provides every kindergartner enrolled in a city public or charter school with a $50 college savings account
Many cities and states are struggling to find a feasible process for collecting, sorting and recycling waste materials. In fact, many recyclable items wind up in landfills due to lack of resources or infrastructure
As the city gears up a multibillion-dollar push to house the homeless, officials are showcasing plans to turn an empty South Bronx lot into apartments enhanced with help for residents contending with mental illness
New York City officials have given the go-ahead to spend nearly $20 million on security guards at private and religious schools
A year after its exit from a brief but embarrassing bankruptcy, Detroit suddenly has something it long lacked: money to spend
Baltimore’s mayor wants to spend $2 million on a Washington law firm to represent the city during the U.S. Justice Department’s civil rights investigation of the police force
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