Local governments still spending out of control

You'd think that with the circuit breakers starting to take effect and cutting the amount of tevenue that local governments get, those governments would be starting to cut spending.

And you'd be wrong. Only 3 out of 80 municipalities in Lake County cut their levy this year.

Kudos to Hammond for cutting 4%. Too bad that they need to cut literally tens of millions of dollars to get in line with the 2% cap. But at least its a start.

Interestingly, Dyer raised their levy the most, but according to my calculations, they're one of the few Lake County municipalities that are under the 2% cap.