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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 2001
Page
5
Michael Bloomberg, 50, wins a tight mayoral race to lead New York City through post 9/11 recovery. He vows big projects and big ideas while tackling a $4 billion deficit, rebuilding downtown, negotiating unions, and healing racial tensions in a diverse metropolis.
The Associated Press reports that new governors McGreevey of New Jersey and Warner of Virginia confront large budget deficits and tough fiscal years ahead. McGreevey vows no tax hikes while describing an agonizing reappraisal of cuts. Warner faces a GOP legislature and vows bipartisan administration as the nation debates economy and security.
In Atlanta Shirley Franklin won 50.25 percent to become the city’s first female mayor, succeeding term-limited Bill Campbell. Other results include Kwame Kilpatrick in Detroit, R T Rybak in Minneapolis, Jim McGreevey in New Jersey, Charlie Luken in Cincinnati, and Mark Warner in Virginia as governors or mayors.
San Francisco voters approve a 100 million bond to install solar panels city and county buildings and to harness wind power on bluff areas. They also back a measure allowing bonds for renewable projects without voter approval, signaling strong industry confidence and potential price reductions in solar technology.
At the October meeting the Carterville Unit 5 Board of Education approved a total tax levy of 3,176,694 dollars. Because the levy exceeds 5 percent, a Truth in Taxation Act public hearing is set for November 20, 2001 at 6:45 p.m. in the High School Auditorium.
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