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    City of Columbus Faces More Budget Challenges

    From The Dispatch:

    6% fall in tax receipts could force more service cuts
    By Robert Vitale

    Less than two months after approving a 2009 budget that slashed city services, Columbus officials worry they might need to cut some more. City Auditor Hugh J. Dorrian reported yesterday that income-tax collections fell 6 percent during the first three months of the year, an unprecedented drop in revenue that could leave city government about $24 million short come December.

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    Walker Evans is the co-founder of Columbus Underground, along with his wife and business partner Anne Evans. Walker has turned local media into a full time career over the past decade and serves on multiple boards and committees throughout the community.
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