budget

Slay Says STL-TV Is Luxury City Can't Afford

Adam Allington — Sun, 12 May 2013 13:52:13 +0000

The St. Louis Board of Aldermen will resume discussions next week of the city’s budget for the upcoming fiscal year.

The budget presented to the board by Mayor Francis Slay totals $985 million.

Among the cuts to the budget that Slay is proposing includes essentially eliminating the city’s cable TV channel, known as STL-TV.

The cut was rejected by the board of estimate and apportionment, but Slay says he remains confident that the Board of Aldermen will see that STL-TV is a luxury the city can’t afford.

Large Gap In Nixon, Spence Remaining Campaign Budget

The Associated Press — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 13:05:19 +0000

Gov. Jay Nixon entered the final month before the November elections with three times as much campaign cash as his Republican challenger.

Finance figures released Monday show the Democratic governor had $4.9 million in his campaign account at the start of October, compared with $1.5 million for St. Louis businessman Dave Spence.

Tamms, other prisons will stay open for another month

The Associated Press — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 22:22:15 +0000

Two major Illinois prisons and other facilities will stay open for at least another month after an arbitrator ruled Gov. Pat Quinn's administration violated workers' rights in rushing to close them.

City posts small surplus for last fiscal year

Rachel Lippmann — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 21:10:03 +0000

The extra sales tax generated by a long postseason of baseball helped St. Louis city end the fiscal year with a $4.3 million surplus, but officials say that sigh of relief is only temporary.

Revenue was up just about $4 million in the fiscal year that ended June 30, driven by higher hotel and sales taxes from the World Series. Lower-than-expected spending made up the rest of the surplus.

St. Louis County Parks Department business plan shows a $500,000 budget shortfall next year

Tim Lloyd — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 02:30:02 +0000

The St. Louis County Parks Department presented its business plan to the County Council last night, and for now, no park closures are being discussed.

Officials with the parks department said they’re doing their best to cut unnecessary expenses and uncover new revenue streams, but currently the department has a $500,000 budget shortfall for 2013.

The budget outlook could get much worse in 2014, and Parks Department Director Tom Ott said they would need to make drastic cuts without adequate funding.