“By voting on The People’s Money, New Yorkers are not just selecting projects; they are participating in a shared vision for our city’s future.” Sunshine-yellow “Sunnies,” are symbols of democratic ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Tens of thousands of Chicagoans cannot vote in local elections due to their immigration status. The overwhelming majority are from Latin America. Still, there is a way for some ...

Americans don’t often have a direct say in how their tax dollars get spent. Those decisions are generally left to elected officials. So, some places have engaged in something called “participatory ...

This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or sustaining member to read unlimited articles, webinars and ebooks. A decade after four New York City councilmembers introduced ...

Participatory Budgeting is back for its fourth cycle in Durham, allowing residents the opportunity to allot $2.4 million in city funding on (almost) whatever project idea they can dream up. Durham ...

W hitney Pastorek stepped down May 13 after three months as chair of the steering committee for the city’s latest participatory budgeting cycle. Her parting words cast the program as political theater ...

Celina Su, “Budget Justice: On Building Grassroots Politics and Solidarities.” (Photos courtesy Princeton University Press.) This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or ...

The votes have been tallied, and the winners of this year’s participatory budgeting process have been announced — with funds going towards a down payment for a skatepark, a permanent food pantry at a ...

Since 2010, Chicago aldermen have been using participatory budgeting to give ward residents a say in how some of the money in their ward will be spent. First implemented in the 49th ward by former ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X In addition to the matter of budgetary amounts, another issue is how the budget is spent. We don’t ...

Whitney Pastorek stepped down on Saturday after three months as chair of the steering committee for the city’s latest participatory budgeting cycle. The committee was tasked by the mayor’s office with ...

I am a progressive Democrat who fought long and hard for progressive goals in education, environment, health care and the like. I worked for a decade assisting members and committees of Congress, ...