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It's Chicago budget season again—and CTBA is here with a blog post on how to make sense of enterprise funds, special revenue funds, and all the other moving parts that make Chicago's fiscal gears turn.

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Ralph Martire Appointed to "Budget and Innovation" Transition Committee

The Center for Tax and Budget Accountability is pleased to announce that Ralph Martire has been appointed by Governor-elect JB Pritzker and Lieutenant Governor-elect Juliana Stratton to serve on the Budget and Innovation Committee of their gubernatorial transition.