Exit Interview with Alex Holt, Chicago Budget Director
Clip: 6/6/2017 | 11mVideo has Closed Captions
A look at the city’s fiscal health with the outgoing city budget director.
When Alex Holt took the helm of Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s budget office in 2011, Chicago faced a budget deficit of $654 million. By 2017, that deficit is down to $137 million. Holt is now stepping down and joins us to talk about the city's past, present and fiscal future.
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Exit Interview with Alex Holt, Chicago Budget Director
Clip: 6/6/2017 | 11mVideo has Closed Captions
When Alex Holt took the helm of Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s budget office in 2011, Chicago faced a budget deficit of $654 million. By 2017, that deficit is down to $137 million. Holt is now stepping down and joins us to talk about the city's past, present and fiscal future.
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