And her previous budgetary actions helped lead to a change in state purchasing law for most Illinois counties — a law that is now at the center of the Raoul investigation.

In defending the moves, Kaczmarek is leaning on an April 2023 advisory opinion from Raoul that says a county board’s budgetary authority over county officers using “internal control provisions ...

The extension of mayoral control comes with some caveats. James Messerschmidt Most lawmakers, including allies of Adams, thought mayoral control had no chance of passing in the budget.

DES MOINES, Wash. — The City of Des Moines is making significant changes to its animal control services due to budget constraints, according to a statement from Police Chief Theodore A. Boe. "In ...

The Eurogroup welcomes the draft budgetary plans considered to be in line with the fiscal recommendations. We invite member states with draft budgetary plans presenting risks to compliance based on ...