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Amoxtli to Austin Texas Community@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days ago

City budget could face more than $16 million in social services cuts

thedailytexan.com

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City budget could face more than $16 million in social services cuts

thedailytexan.com

Amoxtli to Austin Texas Community@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days ago
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The proposed city of Austin budget for 2027 includes a $16.8 million reduction of social services contracts. The city manager will present the draft budget on July 16, and the final budget will be adopted in August. Some social service contracts in the city include services for homeless individuals, mental health services and food bank...
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  • EvergreenGuru@lemmy.world
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    How do cities run into these budget shortfalls?

    • Poach@lemmy.world
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      Giving massive tax breaks to massive companies like Amazon.

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    lol. Texas problems.

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