Posts Tagged ‘budget’
Gas tax hike, other changes begin July 1
On July 1, several new laws and tax changes are set to go into effect across Illinois. The updates were passed during the 2024 and 2025 legislative sessions and signed…
Read MoreWaterloo School Board budget concerns
While action items largely included contract agreements and discussion was focused on the reading curriculum at Rogers Elementary, the Waterloo School Board meeting Monday night dealt with deficits and the…
Read MoreColumbia seeing red
The City of Columbia budget for Fiscal Year 2026 is full of red numbers but it’s not as bad as it seems, city officials say. Aldermen approved the budget following…
Read MoreColumbia infrastructure ups and downs
The City of Columbia is in a unique position. It is simultaneously focused on achieving a stated goal of southern growth while also battling recurring issues expected in a municipality…
Read MorePritzker offers state budget proposal
Gov. JB Pritzker’s State of the State and budget address Feb. 19 was given with an air of uncertainty amid national concerns about the consequences of actions at the federal…
Read MoreCounty prepares for end of year
Monday’s meeting of the Monroe County Board featured a dozen appointments and reappointments, a discussion of the budget for the new fiscal year, good news about county bridges and the…
Read MoreBudget time for Monroe County
With the end of Monroe County’s fiscal year nearing, the county budget was the main focus of both a special meeting of the Monroe County Board on Oct. 28 and…
Read MoreWaterloo School Board talks budget
The Waterloo School Board’s regular meeting Monday night saw discussion on a somewhat troubled budget, a presentation from the Waterloo FFA chapter as well as a number of other presentations…
Read MoreColumbia passes budget
Despite the City of Columbia projected to have a $3.67 million deficit in Fiscal Year 2024-25, Columbia City Administrator Doug Brimm said he feels the city is in “outstanding financial…
Read MoreWaterloo approves budget
The Waterloo City Council on Monday night approved a $64 million budget for the city in advance of the 2024-25 fiscal year that begins May 1. Budgeted revenues are at…
Read MoreCounty OKs budget; talks SAFE-T Act
Friday, Dec. 1 marked the first day of a new fiscal year for Monroe County. After several budget hearings throughout the month, the Monroe County Board of Commissioners approved the…
Read MoreAnimal control policy explained
While the Monroe County Board of Commissioners approved several reappointments to county positions during Monday’s regular meeting, a group of residents has been more concerned recently with one county role…
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