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.
“CONGESTION PRICING IS DEAD. Manhattan, and all of New York, is SAVED.” Trump wrote on Truth Social
Town of Ulster officials are allowing a property tax reduction to first responders who live in a district other than the one they serve
Funding for Lowell and Tewksbury fire departments of over $70K helped improve firefighter safety and fireground operations
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
Cities are experimenting with a variety of strategies to not only help individuals with AIDS or HIV, but also end the worldwide epidemic by 2030.
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, known as the T, is spending more than $83 million in a race against time to winterize an aging system that was badly exposed during an unprecedented stretch - even by New England standards - of heavy snow and bone-rattling cold
The state Senate narrowly approved lucrative tax breaks designed to guarantee that a major Internet data center developer chooses Michigan as the site of its first mega-campus in the eastern half of the U.S
The House and Senate have reached agreement on a 5-year, $281 billion transportation bill that would increase spending to address the nation’s aging and congested highways and transit systems
Nervous mayors and county officials are piping up about the Illinois budget crisis, with one city even threatening to turn off the lights at a state garage because of an unpaid electric bill
A task force is preparing to present its final recommendations on how to make government more efficient and effective
The city’s public housing authority is moving aging tenants out of homes where they’ve lived for decades, renovating them and selling them to wealthy buyers
A committee that spent months looking for ways to reduce Nebraska’s reliance on property taxes to pay for schools finished its final work session Monday with plenty of ideas but no clear-cut answers
A new survey of registered voters finds bipartisan majorities recommend Congress let USPS act more like a business to improve its financial position
Now a study says the most popular health law plans are raising premiums an average of 15 percent for 2016.
A proposal for a vote on a one-cent sales tax to help fund education and teacher pay raises doesn’t violate the Oklahoma Constitution’s single-subject rule
A proposed public records bill would set compliance deadlines, establish fees, expand enforcement authority and address outdated laws
