Mayor and City Hall

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (836+ words) The Portage City Council is considering a $60.9 million proposed budget for 2027. The final budget will be less. “We already know we’re over the maximum on the tax levy,” Clerk-Treasurer Liz Modesto said at Tuesday’s council meeting. “We always advertise higher…...

17+ hour, 5+ min ago   (378+ words) Pasco faces tough budget decisions, and city leaders are trying to close a multimillion-dollar gap without cutting services residents depend on, like fire and police. The preliminary 2027–2028 budget projects a shortfall of roughly $12 million in 2027 and $16 million in 2028. City Council…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago   (519+ words) Tacoma City Manager Hyun Kim presented his proposed 2027-28 budget to City Council on Tuesday. The city is working to address a $40 million deficit. To balance the budget, Kim proposed eliminating over 100 city jobs, some programs and increasing revenue. For years,…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (485+ words) New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker, right, with Acting Budget Director Ron Gizzi at an Oct. 8, 2026 press event. NEW HAVEN — The city had an $8.5 million deficit in the 2025-26 fiscal year according to unaudited figures presented by Mayor Justin Elicker Thursday. Though…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (581+ words) The City of New Haven ended last fiscal year with an $8.5 million budget deficit, driven primarily by transportation and staff cost overages at the Board of Education. Mayor Justin Elicker delivered that news during a press conference at City Hall…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (768+ words) NORRISTOWN – Norristown council members got a look at financials for the 2027 budget cycle on Tuesday as the municipality contends with a roughly $2.7 million deficit. Finance Director Kathy Pfister addressed council members to present the 2027 proposed operating budget, which reported $51.1 million…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (645+ words) Only two months into the fiscal year, Shelburne officials predict the town may hit a budget deficit by the end of the year. At a selectboard meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 8, town manager Matt Lawless explained a gap is starting to…...

4+ day, 53+ min ago   (887+ words) Gary Mayor Eddie Melton is trying to find ways to close a $9.8 million gap in the 2027 budget that he has proposed for the city. But one of the approaches he is considering — tax increment financing — raises concerns for Kenneth Whisenton,…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (793+ words) Home » Mayor LaFrance proposes record $692.5 million Anchorage budget, warns of fiscal cliff in 2028 Oct. 5, 2026 – Anchorage Mayor Suzanne LaFrance has proposed a $692.5 million operating budget for 2027, pushing municipal spending to a new high while warning that the city is running out…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (913+ words) As Mayor Suzanne LaFrance and her administration began crafting the municipality’s 2027 budget, they asked departments to cut their budgets by 5%. LaFrance released a $692.5 million municipal budget Friday that relies on eliminating vacant positions and one-time funding sources to close a…...