Illinois budget relies on federal aid

Gov. JB Pritzker delivered a combination State of the State and budget address last Wednesday in a pre-recorded speech filmed at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield.  The former aspect…

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County set to OK budget

The Monroe County Board held a special meeting Nov. 9 at the courthouse to review a tentative budget for the coming fiscal year that begins Dec. 1. Specific items and…

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Columbia School Board OKs budget

The Columbia School Board unanimously approved its budget for the 2020-21 school year at its regular September meeting Thursday night.  The budget shows the district will get $22,779,383 in revenue…

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Waterloo School Board OKs budget

The Waterloo School Board unanimously approved the school district’s 2020-21 budget at its meeting Monday night.  The budget shows the district having $31,670,873 in revenue and $32,376,203 in expenditures this…

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County briefed on new budget

Monday’s meeting of the Monroe County Board began with a request by outgoing Monroe County Assessment Board of Review member Daniel Schumer asking why he was not reappointed to another…

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Columbia School Board OKs budget

The Columbia School Board approved the school district’s 2019-20 budget at Thursday’s board meeting.  The budget shows the district having $22,945,154 in revenue and $23,182,494 in expenditures.  Although the budget…

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Waterloo OKs budget

The Waterloo City Council adopted an annual budget for the city during its meeting on Monday night. The budgeted expenditures for the fiscal year of May 1, 2019 through April…

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Columbia approves budget

The Columbia City Council voted Monday night to approve an $18 million annual budget for the 2019-20 fiscal year.  Revenue is up $666,472 from last year’s report.  Major expenses for…

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