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The article offers information on foster care for infants. Topics discussed include biological families that are supposed to be paid like foster families, impact of foster care on county budgets, and the state's Foster Care Block Grant that allocates funds to Sullivan County and problems such as child services and mental health.

(Bloomberg) -- Residents of New York's Nassau County, the stretch of Long Island where property taxes are among the highest in the nation, are getting a reprieve, thanks to a rally in the municipal-bond market. In Nassau County, business closures cut sales-tax collections by 4% last year, according to the New York State Comptroller's office. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Residents of New York's Nassau County, the stretch of Long Island where property taxes are among the highest in the nation, are getting a reprieve, thanks to a rally in the municipal-bond market. In Nassau County, business closures cut sales-tax collections by 4% last year, according to the New York State Comptroller's office. [Extracted from the article]

The proposed county budget, buoyed by rising tax revenues, a healthy fund balance and pandemic relief, stays the course on supplemental pension funding. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article offers the author's insights on the application of Interactive Voice Response (IVR) in local jails. He mentions that their detention facility in Elkhart County was one of the first ten in Indiana to use an inmate information IVR. He adds that the associated labor savings from the technology led in compelling return-on-investment (ROI) projections and budget friendly approval requests.

The article looks at Governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger's proposed financial budget for 2011 that plans to eliminate state funding for treatment of nonviolent drug offenders. Under Proposition 36 mandates, county governments will continue to be responsible for offering treatment to eligible offenders.

The article offers information on survey by the County Councils Network that local council tax rises more than double the rate of inflation, in nine out of ten top tier authorities when budgets are set in April.

Reports on Westchester County, New York Executive Andrew J. Spano's unveiling of his proposed 2003 county spending plan. Reduction of the impact of any property tax increase; Plan of lawmakers to cut the county budget beyond Spano's proposal. INSET: Suggested cuts.

How are city and county governments creating their annual budget and setting long-term spending goals, while making sure the process is transparent and equitable to residents? Take the American City & County government budgeting survey A local government can't operate without a budget. [Extracted from the article]

Maui County, Hawaii, reaped a windfall in its fiscal 2023 budget from changes to its tax structure that it plans to use to counter its housing affordability problem. The ratings enabled Maui to price $84.74 in general obligation bonds in August at an all-time low of 1.74% "all-in" interest rate in August, according to the mayor's budget. [Extracted from the article]

Richmond is active on the boards of The MetroHealth Foundation, Ronald McDonald House Charities of Northeast Ohio and the Center for Health Affairs. CRAIG RICHMOND Executive vice president and chief financial and system services officer MetroHealth System During his tenure at MetroHealth, Craig Richmond has helped guide the system through historic changes. In 2017, Richmond led the $946 million bond issuance that allowed MetroHealth to finance the transformation of its main campus. [Extracted from the article]

Reports on the census done in Pitt County, North Carolina to revise its population figures. Increase in the recorded population of the county; Increase in the general fund of Pitt County; Decrease in the budget of the municipality of Greenville.

The article presents views of Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany, on balanced-budget policy for export-oriented economy in the midst of country's debt.

Highlights from the article: This $25.47 million project calls for a single lane temporary road and bridge that should be in service by Aug. 1, and a permanent 1,050-foot bridge over the newly formed Niobrara River channel, scheduled for opening in November 2020 and completion by spring 2021. On May 31, Hawkins Construction also received an emergency contract to repair the river bridge and install a temporary bridge over the Morman Canal west of Niobrara, while the permanent replacement is being built. In addition, the existing Niobrara River bridge on the east side of the Morman Canal bridge will be load tested, so weight restrictions may be posted on that existing bridge, Kramer said.

The article offers information on Mike Sylvia, the Grand Old Party state representative and his contribution in framing county budget, and his attitude of dismissing and insulting people with substance abuse and mental health problems.

Suggests that capitalist economies, like revelers at a holiday party, tend to overindulge. Motto that there is never too much of a good thing; How these partyers, mostly bond investors, suffered staggering losses in 1994; Huge losses of investments in Orange County, California; Problem that market oversight has lagged behind the spread of new speculative strategies; Rise in bank lending that could signal excesses to come.

The author reflects on the Strategic Defense Initiative, an antimissile defense system proposed by U.S. President Ronald Reagan with a $26 billion budget for research and development. The author asserts that the $26 billion budget for the program is a large sum of money for research and development even without budget deficits. He suggests that the program should be kept on a slow track.

The article discusses the open source technology adoption by government offices. John Weathersby of the Open Source Software Institute (OSSI) said that until the global recession government officials were not interested what is running within their information technology departments. The OSSI is an organization that promotes the adoption and implementation of open source software within the U.S. government. York County, Virginia webmaster Collen Cason expressed that budget constraints was the main reason why she adopted open source in for their area.

But ARPA has arrived just as the transition from on-premise to cloud-based (or hybrid-cloud-based) data infrastructure has gained steam. U.S. cities, counties, tribes and other local governments are now in the process of digesting about $148 billion of the $1.9 trillion in investment from the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA). [Extracted from the article]

For example, cities have diverted nearly 45 percent of their ARPA allotments toward daily operations, with about another 10 percent funding public health efforts and the same percentage going to pay for infrastructure projects. It's been almost a year since the American Rescue Plan was signed into law by Pres. Joe Biden. [Extracted from the article]