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JOBS WITH THE CENSUS, $17 per hour
Are you looking for a job? The US Census Bureau still needs to fill crucial positions in order to carry out a fair and accurate count in the 2010 Census.
VIDEO: 21st Ward Residents Let their Voices be Heard on Budget Cuts
Alderman French sent out the call and 21st Ward residents responded. When the Ways & Means Committee of the Board of Aldermen convened for a rare evening meeting, the public showed up to let their voices be heard about the proposed $45,000,000 in budget cuts.
Download a Transcript of City Budget Hearing, then Make a Donation
As city leaders debate ways to shave up to $45 million from the budget, it is important that we do so in an open manner. With that in mind, Alderman Antonio French (D-21st Ward) hired a court stenographer to transcribe last week’s Ways and Means hearing. That transcript is available here for your free download. PLEASE DONATE TO HELP COVER THE COST.
French: We Should Cut Waste before City Services
Alderman Antonio French believes it is wrong to balance the city’s budget on the backs of the city’s most vulnerable citizens and will continue to fight cuts to city services before each and every city department is thoroughly examined for waste, inefficiency, and misappropriations.