By: Diane Benjamin Chris Koos recently spoke at a “State of McLean County” event. See the newspaper story HERE Koos thinks his job is reducing economic inequity, delivering opportunity, social equity and sustainability. If his claims were true, the Council wouldn’t be set to raise property taxes to fill holes in their budget. Stealing more […]
By: Diane Benjamin I’ve posts lots of stories about the detailed Bloomington budget for this year. It was all information the Council and the Budget Task Force never saw. Why? They weren’t supposed to know details, it makes cuts easier. It gets better. Today I received the 2013 detailed budget via the Freedom of Information […]
By: Diane Benjamin Below are 2 charts from the budget documents on the City of Bloomington website. Both recap spending just for Administration. The first chart can be found it: http://www.cityblm.org/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentid=2016 Page 143 The second chart can be found at: http://www.cityblm.org/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentid=8224 Page 118 Total Admin spending: 2011 $590,415.95 Actual 2012 $668,452.00 Projected 2013 […]
January 2010 Oil price 1/15: 78.00 (NYSE) Scott Brown (R) wins Sen. Edward Kennedy’s (D-Mass.) old seat; health care reform on the ropes. Supreme Court issues major decision on campaign finance reform; Democrats vow to pursue legislative fix. President Obama delivers State of the Union address; Justice Samuel Alito shakes head as Obama scolds high-court […]
Are you better off today? January 2009 Unemployment 7.2% Gasoline Price 1.626 (CNN) Oil price 1/16: 36.51 (NYSE) House passes stimulus bill February 2009 First Chicago TEA Party – 2/27/09 Obama orders 17,000 additional troops to Afghanistan Tom Daschle withdraws as Health and Human Services secretary nominee Obama signs children’s health care bill into law […]
