(Chicago Tribune) — Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinklelauded several county officials Wednesday for buying in to her plan to slash spending, even as a trio of her colleagues weren’t totally sold on the idea. The new head of county government is asking for 16 percent budget cuts, but it remains unclear whether the state’s attorney, sheriff […]
(Chicago Tribune) — Cook County Board President-elect Toni Preckwinkle on Thursday warned top county officials that they will need to make major spending cuts next year to help the county close a vast budget gap. The estimated revenue shortfall tops $480 million because of the partial rollback of the controversial county sales-tax increase, the anticipated costs […]
(AJC) — Next year’s expenses are projected to far outweigh revenue in Fulton County, and a working 2011 budget would compensate by dipping into reserves for $72.4 million, depleting the total fund by 64 percent. The move would keep the county tax rate where it has been since 2007, and the plan says nothing about […]
(Washington Examiner) — Almost 40 percent of police officers who took job training courses under Montgomery County’s tuition assistance program did so while on the clock, according to an internal police investigation, violating county rules and showcasing more widespread abuse of the classes. A February police probe obtained by The Washington Examiner shows about 360 police […]
(Washington Post) — At the close of the Maryland General Assembly session this month, the fiscal prospects for Prince George’s County were looking up. County Executive Jack B. Johnson said that schools would be better funded and that there would be no need to furlough or layoff county employees, thanks in part to a hard-won […]