The Grand Rapids City Manager has proposed a $690 million spending plan for the upcoming fiscal year with a focus on improving customer service and public safety. The proposed budget includes hiring additional emergency dispatchers, firefighters, and customer service representatives. The budget also aims to improve equity outcomes through investments in affordable housing, eviction prevention, and lead service line replacements.
Thousands of United Methodists are gathering in Charlotte, North Carolina, for the denomination’s General Conference, a highly anticipated 11-day event from April 23 to May 3. The voting delegates, half clergy and half lay Methodists, are tasked with setting policy, passing budgets, and amending the United Methodist Book of Discipline, which includes church law and Social Principles.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has proposed a $12.8 billion budget for the next fiscal year, which includes a focus on addressing homelessness, public safety, and family support. Despite a 2.3% decrease from the current budget, the plan allocates funding for initiatives such as the Inside Safe program for the unhoused, increased police recruitment, and support for at-risk families.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has proposed a $12.8 billion budget for the upcoming fiscal year, which includes reductions in spending on homelessness initiatives and police hiring, as well as the elimination of over 2,100 vacant positions.
