Published January 12, 2012, 12:00 AM


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Greg Bossom dumps rock salt into a grate that funnels into one of several salt domes in Sioux Falls, S.D., on Wednesday. The salt delivery marked just the fourth time of this winter season that the city was hit with even a light covering of snow. The warm winter has put more green in the pockets of state and local governments that had their budgets busted last year by the high cost of plowing and running roaring furnaces.

Read the article: Mild winter saves funds for U.S. cities