Gov. Kristi Noem presents her annual budget address to lawmakers in the South Dakota State Capitol on Dec. 3, 2024. Behind her, from left, are House Speaker nominee Jon Hansen and Lt. Gov. Larry ...

Independence is facing a projected $776,000 shortfall out of the $7.5 million budget year that begins July 1 for general fund services such as police, parks, the library, its museum and administration ...

Naperville Public Library’s proposed 2025 budget calls for a 4.52% increase in property taxes — about $741,228 more than collected this year — though it’s too early to say how the bump would affect ...

The Wyandanch Public Library has proposed a 2% tax hike for residents in an annual budget that includes more spending on legal fees and utilities. The more than $2.1 million spending plan for ...

The Anne Arundel County Public Library, with 16 branches across the county, received a $2.4 million budget increase in the county’s fiscal year 2026 budget that passed in June. That brings the library ...

Unofficial election night results showed 89% voted "no" for the library spending plan, but a recount showed it was backed by 66% of voters.

The Library Board of Trustees reviewed the budget for Fiscal Year 27, discussing salaries and other costs and changes. “The salary numbers are, of course, all predicated by who’s here, how long ...

TROY, N.Y. — Residents voted ‘yes’ on the Troy Public Library’s 2026 budget Tuesday. The approved 30% tax levy increase also came with four new Board of Trustees members. “It’s just an overwhelming ...

A cut to the South Dakota State Library’s budget would be devastating to local libraries and the citizens who rely on them – including homeschool families – local librarians and library advocates say.