Reserves so they can make a cash investment in a Capital Infrastructure to build a city hall or to do Something Like that and also to keep the bond rating agencies happy, to demonstrate that they are good stewards of the fiscal resources. So if you noticed the trend over time, it was much less than what we are now at about 22 of expenditures. Some 25 or 30 years ago it was much less. What cities have done over the last 25 and 30 years is theyve realized several things. One, that you cant predict the future as we all witnessed this last winter when salt reserves for at least the northern cities and some southern as well ran out very early and they had to dig into their reserves to buy more salt and snowplowing services. So preparing for these unexpected emergencies is one of the reasons that the reserves tend to grow over time. The other is that between the time that we started monitoring ending balances in the general fund to the present is that the federal government has become a much
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Effective immediately i am banning mr Donald Sterling for life. Out of the game an owner banned over racist comments. Hello. Its a crucial day for iraqs future. Millions are voting in elections to decide the shape of the government. This is the first vote since u. S. Troops pulled out in 2011. Security is tight, but there has been dozens of attacks. Hundreds have been killed. The Prime Minister, Nouri Almaliki is hoping for a third term but face stiff opposition. Many accuse him of promoting a sectarian agenda and straining ties with companies. More than 9,000 candidates are competing for 328 seats, and theyll choose the next president as well as the Prime Minister. Imran khan is covering the elections, joining us from baghdad. Nouri almaliki is hoping to win a third term and we understand hes been speaking ahead of the vote. Reporter thats right. Before we get to Prime Minister Nouri Almaliki. Im at a polling station. This is normally a school during term time. Its been turned into a
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