Fee Hikes Proposed To Close Budget Gap
Faced with a major decrease in property tax collections and no expected increase in state aid, budget writers in Springfield Massachusetts are proposing scores of fee hikes. But the city's top...
View ArticleState Help Sought For City's Finances
The city of Springfield Massachusetts is facing serious financial problems, again. The city's mayor and members of his finance team met in Boston Monday with the Speaker of the Massachusetts House and...
View ArticleMayor's Budget Expected To Result In Layoffs, Cutbacks
The next state budget in Massachusetts is likely to include the first increase in local aid in four years. But, it appears it won't be enough to avert layoffs and service cuts in the state's third...
View ArticleSpringfield Budget Calls For Job Cuts, Library Closings,Higher Fees
The city of Springfield Massachusetts will reduce its municipal workforce and cut some city services under a budget recommended by the mayor. At the same time, the city council is being asked to...
View ArticleSpringfield Budget Review Begins
With just two weeks until the new fiscal year, the City Council in Springfield Massachusetts will start holding hearings on a proposed budget that cuts municipal services while calling for...
View ArticleRecord Profit For Lottery Means More Local Aid Possible
The Massachusetts State Lottery this week reported record sales and net profit. It means more money should be available for future distribution to cash strapped cities and towns across the state....
View ArticleFiscal Cliff Impact Would Be Dire On Massachusetts Budget
The Patrick Administration’s top budget official warns failure to avert the “fiscal cliff” in Washington will seriously harm the Massachusetts state budget. WAMC’s Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief Paul...
View ArticleSpringfield Will Save Millions In Energy Costs After Online Auction
People shopping for a bargain typically turn to the internet and the same is true for at least one cash strapped city in western Massachusetts. The city of Springfield is projected to save more than...
View ArticleMassachusetts House Panel Issues State Budget Recommendation
The Massachusetts House Ways and Means Committee on Wednesday approved a $33.8 billion state budget that boosts spending on higher education and local aid. The proposed budget is $ 1 billion less than...
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