Federal Budget & Appropriations

2+ hour, 47+ min ago   (472+ words) ROCHESTER — The Rochester City Council will be asked to set a cap for the city’s 2027 property tax collections. “That is an important milestone in the (budget) process,” Rochester City Administrator Alison Zelms said. “After that, the (tax) levy can stay…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (692+ words) NEW BEDFORD – Mayor Jon Mitchell didn’t attend the city council meeting to which he was invited to discuss fire Station 9’s fate. But 60 or so firefighters and their supporters did. Billy Sylvia, president of New Bedford Firefighters Local 841, said they…...

1+ hour, 45+ min ago   (127+ words) That request arrived after Sheriff Ric Bradshaw sought an 8.66% budget increase over the summer, which would have pushed total sheriff's office operations to nearly $1.2 billion, according to WLRN. Commissioners ultimately approved the broader county budget for fiscal year 2027, WLRN also…...

7+ hour, 37+ min ago   (288+ words) Rochester, MN (RochesterNow)- Rochester City Council members are set to take another step towards completing the city’s 2027 budget Monday night. See Also: Olmsted County Board Sets Preliminary 2027 Tax Levies, Credits $1.5 Million in Overbilled Funds The vote will certify the maximum…...

9+ hour, 33+ min ago   (1180+ words) If voters decide to extend a transportation sales tax referendum in November, plans to extend the Battery and provide better flood protection to the peninsula are among a variety of projects across the county that would receive funding. The county…...

13+ hour, 24+ min ago   (788+ words) To address rising costs of law enforcement in fast-growing communities like those in Kootenai County, Commissioner Bruce Mattare has proposed that lawmakers empower counties to bill cities without their own police departments or a contract with the county sheriff’s office…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (308+ words) It may well be true that North Dakota voters want high government spending, as Rob Port claims in a recent newspaper opinion piece. The state budget, however, is showing signs of strain, making reform necessary. This is the main message…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (243+ words) As a result, the U.S. will see a substantial $36.8 billion in automatic cuts to transportation programs starting Sept. 30. The $36.8 billion in cuts includes 25 competitive grant programs that were very popular for local governments, and many of these programs were oversubscribed with…...

16+ hour, 56+ min ago   (26+ words) The government is quietly furious at attacks on its closed-shop $560m grant round, believing it has the right to fund election promises and breaks no rules....

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (367+ words) CANTON — The Town Council is backing more than a dozen New York State Association of Towns proposals to change local government funding and regulations. The proposals seek more state aid, increased funding for roads and water projects, and changes to…...