The City Council last week accepted a proposal from City Attorney Glen Googins to pay for those positions with money from Googins' departmental budget.
Googins' new proposal was to use money from his own department for the rest of the fiscal year and use money from the marijuana sales taxes to partially fund the positions in future years.
"I know a lot of you will be happy to note that I am not proposing Measure A funding this time," Googins told the City Council.
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Online Teacher in Pittsburgh, PA - Money Diary
2nd woman seeks money over Beachwood Mayor Martin Horwitz's conduct | Local News |
A female Beachwood city employee who was a witness during a 2019 investigation of the mayor's conduct has sent a demand letter to the city seeking payment, the Cleveland Jewish News has learned.
Summer camp can be a burdensome financial undertaking, especially for a family sending many children to camp.
The morning commute is tough on some Israelis. Some fight massive amounts of traffic to drive themselves to work in the morning.
Group organizes to get dark money out of politics | The Advance-Titan
Wisconsin United to Amend, a nonpartisan state network of concerned citizens dedicated to removing "dark money" from politics, is organizing in Oshkosh to collect signatures in order to fulfill its goal of restoring representative democracy.
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"Our goal is to get the referendum on the city of Oshkosh's November ballot," WIUTA leader Cheryl Hansen said. "We know that our state legislature is not interested in pursuing a resolution at this time, so hopefully when a large enough number of communities have passed it, the state will have to consider it."
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Army Restores Money for Infantry Squad Vehicle in Fiscal 2021 Budget | Military.com
U.S. Army budget officials recently announced the service will restore funding for the Infantry Support Vehicle program in its fiscal 2021 budget request, as well as for other reduced programs such as communications and intelligence gear.
The list of restored programs adds up to $194.9 million that was previously cut during the Army's "night court" program-review process to find additional money for modernization priorities, according to the budget document.
COLUMN: The trouble with billionaire money in politics | News Tribune
The rise of billionaires running for office is dampening the democratic impulse, that is, they threaten to take “by the people” out of government. The threat from those who swirl big money around in campaigns drives others to the sidelines of democracy, unwilling to waste their time in a contest where they fear being overwhelmed by billionaire money.
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The four resources critical to all political campaigns are money, people, skill and time. Money has always been necessary to communicate candidate credibility, issue positions, and stimulate voters to the polls. People extend the candidate by spreading his or her message and providing the campaign management skill. Time is undervalued as a resource, as late-starting Michael Bloomberg is finding on the presidential campaign trail.
Freaked Out by the Stock Market? Take a Deep Breath - The New York Times
When the stock market falls, as it did at the start of this week , there is a natural desire to search for explanations and consult crystal balls. While the spread of the coronavirus has been a catalyst, nobody knows exactly why the market moved the way it did, including whether underlying economic troubles are contributing to the severity of the gyrations.
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Most of us fall into that category, if we are saving for retirement. We invest in stocks because doing so has consistently proved to be a good way to buy a little piece of capitalism. Hold on long enough to a diverse collection of stocks, and the system has tended to generously repay patient people over six or seven decades of working, saving and drawing down a portfolio.
Federal election security money supplements Georgia voting system
More than $10 million in federal election security money is being spent on Georgia’s new voting system, funding items like voting tables, security systems and a TV ad.
The money will pay for additional costs of the state’s $104 million voting system , made up of touchscreens, printers and ballot scanners.
Several counties are using the money to upgrade electrical capacity to accommodate new voting equipment. Others bought curtains and privacy screens. Some purchased boxes to transport ballots.
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