So, some places have engaged in something called “participatory budgeting,” a process where residents propose things like ...

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 ...

On Monday King County Equity Now research director Shaun Glaze presented to the Seattle City Council a preliminary report on the look, function, and priorities of the Black Brilliance Research Project ...

The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) today said the country would not get rid of the prevailing economic concerns unless it gets back on a participatory political and electoral process. Some recent ...

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This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or sustaining member to read unlimited articles, webinars and ebooks. The largest state economy in the United States wants to make ...

What if changing the way the City of Detroit spends a small percentage of its annual budget could change a lot? In Detroit, 18% of eligible voters cast ballots in the last mayoral election — just ...

Bureaucrats are keen to ensure that their interests are secured and protected in the laws and regulations. They seem to make efforts to insulate public concern and interests from prying into the ...