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Accurate count beneficial to state, local governments

A law requiring everyone to participate in the federal government's once-a-decade head count next year might be enough for many people to respond...
Gazette, The (Colorado Springs), 11/27/09 by PERRY SWANSON · More from publication
MOST CITY WORKERS MAKE WELL ABOVE AVERAGE WAGE

The payroll office at Colorado Springs city government stays busy. Colorado Springs' 2,370 city employees will jointly earn $145.3 million this...
Gazette, The (Colorado Springs), 10/24/09 by PERRY SWANSON · More from publication
DEPLOYED WILL BE COUNTED IN HOME STATES

Military personnel who are based in the Pikes Peak region but deployed on missions around the world won't be counted as local residents when the...
Gazette, The (Colorado Springs), 10/16/09 by PERRY SWANSON · More from publication
SALES TAX REVENUE ISN'T WHAT IT WAS

When it comes to separating taxpayers from their money, Colorado Springs government is just another face in the crowd. Someone who spends $100...
Gazette, The (Colorado Springs), 10/15/09 by PERRY SWANSON · More from publication
ROADBEDS LINED WITH POCKET LINT

The money Colorado Springs' government spends resurfacing roads around the city fell to zero this year. That's right - after spending between $4...
Gazette, The (Colorado Springs), 10/14/09 by PERRY SWANSON · More from publication
Salaries make up biggest part of pie

With more people to serve and less money to do it with, Colorado Springs officials say the government is in a world of financial hurt. That's...
Gazette, The (Colorado Springs), 10/11/09 by PERRY SWANSON · More from publication

Good luck in tracking how money is spent in the past

So you want to know how the Colorado Springs government spent your money over the past decade or so. How much was spent on public safety? How much...
Gazette, The (Colorado Springs), 10/11/09 by PERRY SWANSON · More from publication
PROPONENTS' CLAIMS RING HOLLOW

From stump speeches to campaign materials, proponents of a property tax increase in Colorado Springs claim the city will "continue to have one of...
Gazette, The (Colorado Springs), 09/15/09 by Perry Swanson · More from publication
SPRINGS GOT 12 NEW?RESIDENTS A DAY IN 07

The population of Colorado Springs increased by an estimated 4,582 people from 2007 to last year, according to U.S. Census Bureau figures released...
Gazette, The (Colorado Springs), 07/01/09 by Perry Swanson · More from publication
EL PASO COUNTY'S POPULATION FLIRTS WITH 600,000 MARK

El Paso County's population climbed 1.7 percent from 2007 to last year, hitting an estimated 596,053 people, according to data released today by...
Gazette, The (Colorado Springs), 05/14/09 by PERRY SWANSON · More from publication