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Civic Federation recommends consolidation of Chicago-area transit agencies
The Center Square· 1 day agoThe CTA, RTA, Metra and Pace are facing an estimated $730 million deficit in 2026. According to...
As Covid-19 emergency funding dries up, some rural schools may face a steep fiscal cliff in 2024
Stacker via AOL· 4 days ago"The situation is that education has to compete with healthcare, has to compete with highways, has...
Chicago mayor asks statehouse leaders for more funding for schools, transit, Bears
The Center Square· 3 days agoJohnson visited Springfield Wednesday. Asked about the idea of increasing state taxpayer funds for...
Teachers union demands big raises, time off, paid transit
The Center Square· 5 days agoThe Chicago Teachers Union wants members to get a minimum raise of 9% annually and up to 45 days off...
MBTA Plans To Drain Savings To Boost Spending - Banker & Tradesman
Banker & Tradesman· 1 day agoThe T’s budget team crafted a preliminary financial plan for fiscal year 2025 that boosts spending...
Class Warfare: IRS Promises to Increase Audits of ‘Wealthy’ Taxpayers by at Least 50% – Report
IJR· 6 days agoService lays out a roadmap for the future and reveals that President Joe Biden’s 2025 budget would...
Metra ‘wants to be part of the conversation’ on merging with CTA and Pace, but stays neutral
Daily Herald· 4 days agoMetra leaders issued a carefully worded statement Tuesday about the commuter railroad’s potential...
What's not in the budget
Politico· 4 days agoWill Brownsberger, who’s behind the policy rider. “We have a fiduciary responsibility to the taxpayers to not run facilities that are under capacity.” So what could that look ...
Entering 2nd term, Milwaukee County Exec David Crowley vows solutions to big problems
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo News· 2 days agoEarlier this year, the Journal Sentinel reported she had spent $26,000 of taxpayer dollars — more than double the median for all other supervisors — on a Milwaukee Athletic ...
Election 2024: State legislative races for candidates representing the Kanawha Valley
The Charleston Gazette· 3 days agoFor the 2024 primary election, here is a roundup of responses for contested West Virginia Senate and...