Mayor Brandon Johnson’s latest budget plan for 2025 includes no property tax increase thanks to cuts and extending the deadline to pay back $40 million in debt, a move that may face resistance from aldermen concerned about fiscal consequences. The proposal also includes staff reductions, middle management cuts, and other cost-saving measures to fill the budget gap, with a focus on operational efficiencies and cost recovery initiatives to recover costs from city departments and events. Johnson faces challenges in securing support for his budget amid ongoing squabbles with aldermen and a government stalemate if votes are not secured by year’s end.
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ICE arrests previously caught and released Senegalese illegal immigrant wanted for murder in Brazil
A 7-year-old girl was killed in a DUI crash involving a Senegalese illegal immigrant with a murder warrant in Brazil, who was arrested by ICE in Philadelphia. The Biden administration had released the immigrant, Gora Tourie Fall, who is now in ICE custody pending removal proceedings. The House report revealed that nearly 100 migrants on the terror watch list have been released into the US under the current administration, raising concerns about national security risks....
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