Raising starting teacher salaries by about $5K has emerged as one focal point of Dean’s proposed $1.71B budget   More

Department would lose 50 officers from federal grant and be forced to pay back $7.5M More

The 53-cent increase on assessed property would be the first such increase in seven years More

Fair director estimates reserve funds could dry up by next year More

Barry says waste and overlap should be eliminated More

Average cut for each Metro department is 1.4 percent. More

Second vote set terms of health benefits, retirement plans More

Privatizing 600-plus jobs as much philosophical as financial, superintendent says More

Approach will push back debt repayment, free up cash for this year’s budget More

2010-2011 will be another belt-tightening cycle for Metro budget  More