Cash-strapped American cities are increasingly asking their residents to pay higher amounts for mundane services as they struggle to pay for mounting pension obligations, cover costly infrastructure improvements and replace revenue depleted by the last recession. Bills are rising for…

First citywide look at schools paints bleak picture.

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Voters approved a $250 million bond package to repair the city's infrastructure.

A baseball team has about the same economic impact as a midsize department store.