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Wednesday, January 09, 2013  Lee County's elected leaders could get a big pay raise July 1.

Thursday, November 01, 2012  The City of Quincy will freeze the salaries of the mayor, treasurer, city clerk and aldermen starting May 1.

Tuesday, May 15, 2012  Adams County Board addresses conceal carry and salary freezes at Tuesday meeting.

Thursday, March 15, 2012  The Quincy Park District selected a new executive director Wednesday night.

Tuesday, January 10, 2012  Contract negotiations seem to be at an impasse for the Pike County Illinois Ambulance Service. That's according to county board chairman Andy Borrowman.The Local 965 union began representing Pike County's ambulance workers last year. Monday night the board met to discuss the issues not yet agreed upon.

Tuesday, January 10, 2012 

Thursday, December 22, 2011  The Quincy School Board approved the new two-year contract for Quincy teachers Thursday after hearing all the details.

Thursday, December 22, 2011  The Quincy Federation of Teachers has voted to accept a two-year contract offer from the Quincy Public School District.

Thursday, September 15, 2011  Tax returns show Texas' Rick Perry supplemented salary with profitable deals

Monday, September 12, 2011  The Macomb school district and its teachers' union have reached a new two-year teachers' contract for the next two years.

Saturday, March 26, 2011  Sharing the cost of crossing guards for the Quincy School District remains a hot topic for the school board. It held a special meeting Saturday top discuss the issue. Recently, the city of Quincy notified the board it would no longer be able to foot the entire bill for all of its crossing guards. This came as a surprise to the board who hasn't set aside any of its budget for this.

Monday, November 08, 2010  The Missouri Supreme Court recently issued an opinion upholding a 2008 Missouri law that placed an additional charge of ten-dollars on each *Civil* court subpoena or summons delivered by sheriff's departments.

Thursday, October 21, 2010  Union members will get two opportunities to hear presentation on new proposal

Tuesday, May 11, 2010  KHQA talks to one deputy who's been waiting for his raise two years.

Monday, February 08, 2010  The Macomb Police Department is now able to accept lateral transfers, which means the department can accept experienced police offers at a salary that's $5,500 above the starting salary for an in-experienced recruit.