CARES Act Distribution and its Discontents
As state and local governments…
As state and local governments…
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating impact on state budgets, with tax revenue shortfalls estimated to total about $200 billion for fiscal years 2020 and 2021 compared with initial projections.…
On June 26, 2020, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle issued a preliminary budget forecast for fiscal year 2021,…
City Colleges of Chicago released its tentative FY2021 operating and capital budgets on June 23, 2020. The total…
Since the federal government provided $139 billion of coronavirus relief funds to states and large cities and counties in April,…
In the wake of protests over the deaths of George Floyd and other Black Americans at the hands of police officers, police accountability and reform has risen to the forefront in government discussions, and residents in…
UPDATE: Since the Civic Federation published this blog post, there have been two significant updates to report, as detailed in this follow-up post…