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Council approves $92.5M budget
At $92.5 million, the 2016 budget for St. Charles Parish includes levee system projects, a new parish District Attorney’s annex and additional personnel for the Public Works Department. […]
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Lawmakers privately warming to budget ideas
With an expected 2016-2017 budget deficit between $700 million and $1 billion, or possibly more, House members are continuing to meet privately on fiscal matters ahead of next year’s legislative sessions, which are expected to be stacked with tough decisions. […]
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Parish President candidates talk about budget
How do you anticipate the parish budget changing in the coming years in both funding and expenditures? […]
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Public hearing scheduled on St. Charles Parish’s $77.2M budget
St. Charles Parish officials have kicked off talks on a proposed $77.2 million budget for 2016. […]
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St. Charles Parish receives Distinguished Budget Presentation award
The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) awarded its Distinguished Budget Presentation Award to St. Charles Parish government for its budget. […]
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PAR: Cut legislative, judiciary budgets
There are only two areas of state government that have standstill budgets for the next fiscal year: the legislative and judicial branches, with $108 million and $176 million proposed, respectively. […]
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Transportation allies refuse to take backseat to budget
Heading into the fall of 2014, before oil prices dropped, the Common Core education standards reignited a controversial debate and the proverbial wheels completely fell off of the state budget, transportation advocates were driving with momentum. […]
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Removing uncertainty from the state budget
A story in a Baton Rouge newspaper reports various proposed efforts to balance the state budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1. […]
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Public undecided on budget solutions
“There’s no consensus.”
That’s the opinion of opinion-finder Bernie Pinsonat of Southern Media and Opinion Research. His firm polled 600 likely voters last month on the budget situation and participants are as mixed on finding a solution as our elected officials. […]