budget cuts

Washington County officials delivered an early snapshot of the 2010 budget last week, telling the five county commissioners that up to 15 full-time jobs will be cut, service levels to residents will continue to fall and the county will have to dip into its savings to balance next...

ST. PAUL - Minnesota city leaders say they have trimmed spending gently for the past six years, with the public feeling little impact, but those days may be over. With $44 million being trimmed from state aid cities expected this year and more than $100 million next year, mayors,...

The District 833 School Board agreed cut $6 million from the 2009-2010 budget at its March 26 meeting. District elementary school media specialists were at the meeting to make sure a specialist reduction of one-half position was not made and that more specialists didn't get cut. Superintendent...

The District 833 budget task force has re-structured the mandate from school board members to submit $7.5 million in suggested cuts from the 2009-2010 budget so the board can trim $5 million. The task force met, Feb.

Meeting in small groups, the District 833 budget task force got to work Feb. 9, and offered suggestions to cut $7.5 million from the 2009-2010 budget. Some task force members suggested the district freeze wages.