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Budget Cuts Loom as CPS Fail to Pass a Balanced Budget
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CPS passed a budget with a $500 million gap that gambles on Springfield covering the rest. With over 85 percent of CPS students qualifying for free or reduced price lunches, the last thing city and school officials want to do is take away supportive services.
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A city with soul: Director of Finance Brian Collins addresses the future of Memphis
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Brian Collins, Director of Finance for the City of Memphis, talks about his city’s determination in the face of financial and socio-economic adversity.
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Will Chicago suffer the same fate as Detroit?
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Standard & Poor’s Senior Director Jane Ridley, who serves as S&P’s primary analyst for Detroit, recounts the factors that drove Detroit to bankruptcy and explains why the Windy City is unlikely to go bust.
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Focus on Finance: A Great Incubator in Memphis
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Memphis Finance Director Brian Collins explains how his city’s problems are being met with innovative solutions from the public and private sectors.
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Focus on Finance: A Metropolis in the Desert
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Neal Young from the City of Phoenix talks about sustainable growth, transportation, solar energy, budgeting, and pensions in the nation’s Sunbelt.
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Municipal CFO Series: Jeff DeWitt, Phoenix
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Phoenix’s CFO discusses taxes, pensions, and buying local
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Municipal CFO Series: Richard Riebeling, Nashville
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Nashville’s CFO describes how a combination of tax increases, budget cuts, and infrastructure investments has kept the city thriving
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