Tufts Student Life introduced a pilot participatory budgeting program this month which encourages the university community to ...

The backers of a ballot initiative that seeks to bring participatory budgeting to Portland—whereby community members get to direct a small percentage of the city’s $7 billion annual budget—have begun ...

If Portland residents were given access to a percentage of the city’s budget to work on projects most important to them, what would they choose? According to participatory budgeting (PB) advocates, ...

“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 ...

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 ...

Cambridge, Mass., has launched a new digital map that the public can use to track progress on community improvement projects. The tool is aimed at deepening transparency within Cambridge's ...

(Opinion) From protests at the state capitol to marches in the streets to students themselves taking the lead in lobbying lawmakers for increased funding, plugging the New Haven Public Schools deficit ...

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — In the spring of 2022, the Saratoga Springs Finance Department launched a Participatory Budgeting pilot project where community members could make their voices heard and help ...

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 ...