On Friday, Terre Haute Mayor Duke Bennett met with one of four Deputy Mayors of Krakow, Poland to learn how that city has turned its image around in less than three decades. As WFIU's Stan Jastrzebski reports from Krakow, city leaders say it starts with a focused strategy, but admit they fight some of the same battles as Indiana politicians.
Continue reading...
As a response to concerns from the State Budget Committee, IU's President has begun a program which could offset some of the school's planned tuition increases.
Continue reading...
Bloomington’s non-union city employees will get salary increases in the coming year, but they won’t correspond to results of work evaluations. WFIU’s Regan McCarthy has more.
Continue reading...
The Kokomo City Council is rolling right along with discussions on next year's budget. And in light of the city's admitted money issues, it's going a littler easier than you might expect.
Continue reading...
This week, the Monroe County Council pledges to cut $1.7 million from 2009 budget requests.
Continue reading...
The Ellettsville town marshal is requesting that the town council double the police department's fuel budget for 2009 in response to increased gas prices.
Continue reading...
The Columbus Police Department is considering eliminating many of its community outreach programs to meet an anticipated budget shortfall next year.
Continue reading...
As he asks city managers to cut give percent from this year's costs and ten percent from 2009 expenditures, Columbus Mayor Fred Armstrong acknowledges there will be collateral damaging from the tightening of city belts.
Continue reading...
WFIU continues its week-long series on meetings by the city council to discuss Bloomington's 2009 budget. Tuesday's talks revealed the city plans to add 100 police officers by 2012 - a 19 percent increase over current levels.
Continue reading...
Terre Haute Mayor Kevin Burke says rising property taxes are a problem for Hoosiers, and suggested the state constitution be changed to resolve the issue.
Continue reading...
WFIU HD1 
Friday, January 29, 2010
Comments