Analysis: Mayor Lightfoot’s $16.7 Billion Spending Plan
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We break down Mayor Lightfoot's 2022 budget proposal.
The 2022 spending plan relies on hundreds of millions of dollars in federal COVID-19 relief funding to shore up Chicago’s budget gaps, increases police spending and invests in ward-by-ward community programs. Is it too reliant on federal COVID-19 funding?
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Analysis: Mayor Lightfoot’s $16.7 Billion Spending Plan
Clip: 9/22/2021 | 7m 36sVideo has Closed Captions
The 2022 spending plan relies on hundreds of millions of dollars in federal COVID-19 relief funding to shore up Chicago’s budget gaps, increases police spending and invests in ward-by-ward community programs. Is it too reliant on federal COVID-19 funding?
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