Mayor Lovely Warren’s proposed budget for the next fiscal year includes a small tax increase for homeowners and funding for a variety of new initiatives, including a Police Accountability Board and job training.
Rochester city budget
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Trump plan hurts cities’ health, too
News from Washington this week is dominated by the Republicans’ health-care bill and the impact it would have, particularly on poor and low-income Americans. That’s not the only threat, however. Still to come: the federal budget. Many of the cuts proposed by President Donald Trump are aimed straight at the least affluent Americans and their […]
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Urban Action 5/31
This week’s calls to action include the following events and activities. (All are free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted.) Meeting focuses on oversight of police Enough is Enough and the Police Accountability Organizing Committee will hold a meeting on police oversight on Tuesday, June 6. Enough is Enough has pushed for greater […]
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Warren’s budget ready for scrutiny
Mayor Lovely Warren presented her proposed budget for the coming fiscal year on Friday. And while it contains nothing dramatic – no big layoffs, no big tax increases, no major new programs – the budget is noteworthy for the picture of Rochester it provides. Now it heads to analysis: by the public, City Council, and […]
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Metro ink – 5.24.06
What began in the 90’s as routine taping of meetings and
workshops has evolved into “Students First,” a Rochester School District television show.
