Proposed City Budget Cuts Police Funding by $8.1 Million

Decrease falls far short of $100 million activists called for

"...The Austin Police Department’s budget will decrease by $8.1 million, or about 1.9% of..."

July 13, 2020 News Post by Mike Clark-Madison and Austin Sanders

AISD Board of Trustees Approves $1.6 Billion Budget for 2019-2020

Lege gives AISD a one-year budget breather

"...unanimously on Monday night (June 17) a $1.6 billion budget for the 2019-20 school and fiscal year. The budget..."

June 21, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

City Council Gets Some Breathing Room on the Budget

Austin bounced back from COVID with what City Manager Spencer Cronk called “spectacular economic growth.” How spectacular?

"...their CEO, City Manager Spencer Cronk, presented his proposed fiscal year 2023 budget, a $5 billion spending plan for..."

July 22, 2022 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

On Budget, Council Agrees to Disagree (Updated)

Spending plan includes $4.6 million in last-minute additions

"...land development code?), the special meeting to adopt the fiscal year 2020 city budget went down on Tuesday, Sept...."

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

A Budget Forged in Crisis Looks Toward Long-Term Opportunities

Resilience, rethinking, recovery

"...A as Council considers City Manager Spencer Cronk's proposed fiscal year 2021 budget. The events of early June could..."

July 24, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

With Session Over, AISD to Wrap Up Budget

Employee compensation still at issue in upcoming spending plan

"...of Trustees on Monday, June 3, held its first budget discussion following passage of the Texas Legislature's $6.5 billion..."

June 7, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

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

As Budget Battles Begin, APD Takes a Minor Hit

Only a small change, for now

"...the $434 million Council allocated to the department last year, in City Manager Spencer Cronk's proposed fiscal year 2020-21..."

July 17, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Council: The FY 2018 City Budget

Maintain and sustain

"...FY 2018 Budget: Maintain and Sustain..."

Aug. 4, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Council Recap: A Balanced Budget, Without Much Drama

But many hours of deliberation over two days on the dais

"...Thursday night (Aug. 12) to adopt a $4.5 billion budget for fiscal year 2022...."

Aug. 13, 2021 News Post by Austin Sanders

City Budget Squeezed Between Basic Costs and State Neglect

The city has $1.03 billion in taxpayer money. Here's where it's going.

"...Last week's city budget presentation began in tears – those of interim City..."

Aug. 11, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

City Council Moves Along From the Ballot to the Budget

4700 Riverside inches forward, propositions tweaked

"...in 8% more revenue than the city received this year. This was no surprise, as the city aims to..."

Aug. 30, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

This Week on The Austin Chronicle Show: Mike Clark-Madison on the City Budget and Rock Photographer Martha Grenon

Why you should care about how the city spends your money

"...News Editor Mike Clark-Madison breaks down the city’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2020, including how much it’ll cost..."

Aug. 16, 2019 News Post by Kimberley Jones

“Reimagining” APD and Its Huge Budget Starts Now

City Council and the city manager try to move away from policing, but is it enough?

"...City Manager Spencer Cronk wants his proposed police budget to be viewed as a starting point. His fiscal..."

July 24, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

1995-96 City Budget: The Electric Utility Holding the Line

"...electric companies hungry for a deal, but by the budget officers of the Electric Utility Department (EUD), who are..."

Aug. 25, 1995 News Feature

City Manager Presents $4.5 Billion City Budget

2021-22 FY proposal earmarks funds for police, parks, homelessness response

"...City Manager Spencer Cronk has proposed a $4.5 billion budget for the city of Austin's 2021-22 fiscal year that..."

July 16, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Council Poised to Enact First APD Reforms and Budget Cuts

Change begins now

"...The four resolutions being carried by the four members..."

June 12, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Texas' Rickety Health Care System Heads for a Fiscal Cliff

As D.C. dollars dry up, millions of uninsured Texans see no signs of improvement

"...months of the pandemic, between March and May of 2020. All these people rely on a threadbare safety net..."

Nov. 19, 2021 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

New AISD Budget Leans Into Boosting Enrollment

The school district is nervously eyeing the numbers looking for signs of recovery

"...Austin ISD Board of Trustees approved a $1.78 billion budget for the 2021-22 school year, including bonuses for most..."

July 2, 2021 News Feature by Clara Ence Morse

$291 Million Plan to Provide Health Care for Travis County Residents

Central Health's budget to serve nearly 200,000 residents

"...With past years' political fevers behind them and having been spared the..."

Sept. 6, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

City Hall Gets Better at the Basic Business of Budgeting

Early indicators are good, but difficult fiscal conversations linger

"...so since City Manager Spencer Cronk presented his proposed budget for fiscal year 2020, reaction on the street –..."

Aug. 16, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin Police Funding Restored; Is It Too Much, or Not Enough?

The 2020 city budget finds itself coming full circle

"...with the Austin Police Department washed over the city's budget deliberations, the big question was: How low can APD..."

July 30, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Music Industry Rally Called for Monday at City Hall

Advocates turn up the volume for dedicated music funding

"...Two music advocacy groups, Austin Texas Musicians and the..."

Sept. 26, 2020 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Greg Casar Enters the National Spotlight, and Brings His Grassroots Coalition With Him

New year, new rep

"...(all 11 seats open, more than 80 candidates) two years later; Adler and Casar became foundational members when they..."

Dec. 30, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Council Tackles Property Tax Rate, 4700 Riverside, Gun Violence

Wheels in motion for upcoming adoption of FY 2020 budget

"...in 8% more revenue than the city received this year...."

Aug. 23, 2019 News Post by Austin Sanders

“We Need Texas in This Fight”

Elizabeth Warren stumps for Casar, a growing progressive coalition in D.C., and affordable housing

"...local polls and in the Texas Legislature; and Council’s Fiscal Year 2020 budget, which reduced Austin Police Department funding..."

Feb. 25, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Will Austin's New Wildfire Code Be Enough?

"The risk is bad"

"...city to develop a WUI code. More than three years later, it still hasn't been finalized or voted on,..."

Oct. 18, 2019 News Feature by Lindsay Stafford Mader

Austin's Land Use Debate Returns to the Spotlight

A new draft code has risen out of CodeNEXT's ashes

"...For one, city staff had a much better idea..."

Oct. 11, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Report: Austin Leads State in Reproductive Freedom

But best-in-Texas ranking highlights what still needs to be done

"...of state-led attacks on reproductive health care. Over the years City Council has earned points for its firm and..."

Nov. 4, 2019 News Post by Mary Tuma

Austin At Large: For the Price of a Policeman

The cost of public safety, in different community currencies

"...We told you last week of the proposed fiscal year 2020 city budget's largest-ever investments to combat homelessness..."

Aug. 23, 2019 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

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