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Council Whistles a Happy Budget Tune
Pain, pain, go away, come again some other day
"...Hall watchers in the Toby Futrell era know, every budget has its own theme song. Two years ago, it..."

Sept. 17, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Budget Is Hell
Mitchell Loses Big While Griffith Saves the Day
"...as bad as war. He never covered a council budget session. Two days... 12 grueling hours... $1.3 billion spent......"

Sept. 20, 1996 News Column by Alex de Marban

Council Puts Finishing Touches on New Budget
Every last dollar
"...City Council is deep in the weeds of budget deliberations as we go to press Wed­nes­day, Aug. 17,..."

Aug. 19, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

FY21 Budget Passes Unanimously With Big Cuts to Austin Police Funding
Council members celebrate first step, but acknowledge hard work ahead
"...Thursday morning, in adopting the Fiscal Year 2021 city budget, to immediately cut about $20 million from the Austin..."

Aug. 13, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

Budget Development
Ordering from the Concept Menu
"...track work in progress in the final weeks of budget preparation. The "Menu" (updated daily on the budget office..."

Sept. 1, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Austin City Budget: FY 2017 Timeline
"...April 27: Financial forecast and budget overview..."

June 10, 2016 News Feature

Diminishing Returns: Budget Cuts Under Future Consideration
"...The city budget staff does not present a proposed budget to City..."

June 12, 2015 News Feature by Michael King

Point Austin: Balancing Budget Numbers and Needs
Council wants a property tax cut, but service needs are real
"...CMs also save some of that energy for the budget review process they interrupted Wednesday to hold an anti-sexism..."

May 15, 2015 News Column by Michael King

Budget: Artificial Limits
Despite economic boom, Lege looks to restrict spending
"...two chambers of the Legislature draft their own state budgets, but the houses alternate which name goes on the..."

Jan. 9, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

City Budget: Here's Your Adoption Punchlist
When the roll is called up yonder, don't expect a slam dunk
"...13, City Council will be adopting the 2010-2011 city budget. While three days are formally allocated to read and..."

Sept. 10, 2010 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

City Budget: Scrubbed and Squeaky Clean
The budget gets balanced, saved by the sales tax – and some scrubbing
"...and a pronounced scrubbing, City Manager Marc Ott's proposed budget is balanced. And for the first time since 2006,..."

July 30, 2010 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Clouds Part Over AISD Budget Forecast
AISD looks to be less squeezed for money than previously predicted
"...While the current budget for the Austin Independent School District went through major..."

May 7, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Budget Buzz
Unexpected good news on the budget front means better prospects for city employee incentive pay
"...The city's proposed 2010 budget continues to come into focus as higher-than-expected property values..."

Aug. 21, 2009 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Family Planning Survives House Budget
Funding for family-planning centers reamins intact – for now
"...House passed its version of a $178 billion state budget – and it leaves intact more than $42 million..."

April 24, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

City Hall Hustle: Hustling the Budget
Council spreads a few extra dollars and covers its bets
"...the adoption of the city of Austin 2008-09 municipal budget, passed in one fell swoop by City Council Monday..."

Sept. 12, 2008 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Republican Budget Bad for Americans
"...Dear Editor, Republicans are pushing through the budget this week before critics and the media can point..."

March 18, 2005 Postmarks

City Budget Blues
The city budget battle moves toward an unanticipated quick conclusion.
"...up the biggest conflicts of the city's FY 04 budget season. There may still be minor points of contention..."

Sept. 5, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Budget's Downhill Slide
"...of $ FY 2003FY 2004FY 2005FY 2006 Expenditures$459.39$499.20$494.87$517.23 Minus budget reduction($38.20) Total expenditures$459.39$461.00$494.87$517.23 Revenues$445.96$461.00$465.75$482.98 Deficit($13.43)($0.00)($29.12)($34.25) Beginning Balance$41.33$29.56$29.56$0.44 Ending Balance$29.56$29.56$0.44($33.81)..."

Aug. 8, 2003 News Feature

AISD Budget Cuts Roll Toward Trustees
The AISD budget task force closes its deliberations as the Board of Trustees gets ready to act.
"...remaining in the initial phase of the Austin ISD budget war, although by the March 31 board of trustees..."

March 7, 2003 News Feature by Michael King

Budget Blitz
The City Council on Tuesday approved its $1.8 billion budget for fiscal 2003, but not before mollifying some angry citizens and mopping up some of the blood on the floor.
"...the City Council on Tuesday approved its $1.8 billion budget for fiscal 2003, but not before mollifying some angry..."

Sept. 13, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

1995-96 City Budget: Health Care Relief Comes Painfully
"...relief can be heard down at city hall this budget season, now that Brackenridge is off the city's books...."

Aug. 18, 1995 News Feature by Louisa C. Brinsmade

Austin ISD Budget Woes Take a Turn for the Worse
Hard decisions will have to be made, officials say
"...their power to spare classrooms from the district’s planned budget cuts. But that was before they learned that next..."

May 17, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Opinion – We Need Leaders: City Budget Misses the Mark
Politicians are offering empty and symbolic gestures but no real and substantial change
"...the city's politicians would pull together to pass a budget that reflects the needs of the communities. A central..."

July 24, 2020 Column by Joshua Crutchfield

On Budget, Council Agrees to Disagree (Updated)
Spending plan includes $4.6 million in last-minute additions
"...special meeting to adopt the fiscal year 2020 city budget went down on Tuesday, Sept. 10, without too much..."

Sept. 13, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

City Council: Zimmerman, Bond, and Budget
(And a few other things got done)
"...• Budget Hearings: It was during these grouped public hearings on..."

Aug. 26, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

City Budget Preview Remains Strong, With Notes of Caution
Good times continue?
"...That's the extreme thumbnail version of the city budget forecast presentation delivered Wednesday morning by the city of..."

April 29, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

City Hall Hustle: Budget, Bonds, and Big Plans
Hard times and planned projects to collide at city forums
"...on major financial decisions facing the city: the city budget and the proposed November bond election. Blame the crush..."

June 18, 2010 News Column by Wells Dunbar

City Counciling: City Budget Preview
Not great, could be worse
"...Wed­nes­day as the annual precursor to the fiscal year's budget deliberations – was partly cloudy...."

April 30, 2010 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Cap Metro's Operating Budget
FY 2010
"...Revenue2009 Forecast2010 Budget Sales tax $140,394,858$134,106,477 Grant revenue$18,387,344$21,490,521 Rail freight$14,097,109$11,777,351 Passenger fares$7,804,853$9,005,393..."

Sept. 18, 2009 News Feature

City Budget Crunch
Our discount 'menu'
"...Ott released the Fiscal Year 2010 Menu of Potential Budget Reductions, a 358-page document detailing more than 240 recommendations..."

June 26, 2009 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

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