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Also included in today's special report on government spending in communities throughout the Mahoning Valley:
kA LOOK AT GROWTH or losses in general-fund revenue and spending for 20 local governments or public agencies in the Mahoning Valley, plus an explanation of some of the factors behind the local trends. A4
k PROVISIONS in Youngstown and Warren police contracts give officers more money annually for a variety of reasons. A4
k LOCAL GOVERNMENT officials say the deck is stacked against them when they take the employee-contract process to fact-finding or conciliation. A5