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By: Tony Romm April 10, 2020 at 10:50 a.m. PDT New York could lose $10 billion in tax revenue. Pennsylvania has ceased paying 9,000 stuck-at-home state employees to save cash. In Illinois, an unprecedented crisis is brewing thanks to billions of dollars in unpaid...

Parks and recreation have three values that make them essential services to communities: Economic value Health and Environmental benefits Social importance Just as water, sewer, and public safety are considered essential public services, parks are vitally important to...

By Joshua Gauntt | September 8, 2020 at 11:28 PM CDT BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the city is looking at a $63 million cut to the city’s operation budget. That means furloughs and cuts to some city services. Tuesday evening, city leaders...

As park and recreation professionals, we know in our hearts that good mental health is often related to having access to the outdoors and greenspace. Research over the years has shown that when people are more stressed, anxious and socially isolated, as we are right...

Copyright 2018 The Atlanta Journal-Constitution The Atlanta Journal-Constitution The Cobb County parks department has prepared a plan to close several parks and recreational facilities as the county faces a minimum $30 million hole in its budget. This comes after...

By ANTHONY CLARK CARPIO, for the Burbank Leader   Burbank City Council discussion on Thursday included some of the ways the city can reduce the sting of the forecasted budget deficit. (File photo) For about a year, Burbank City Council members have been preparing...

Portland Parks & Recreation is facing a projected $6.3 million budget deficit for the coming fiscal year that will all but certainly cause layoffs and closures of park facilities. “I think it’s safe to say this will be a painful exercise,” Commissioner Nick Fish,...