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The Bloomington City Council is looking for ways to change the way they engage with residents, whether through the public’s budget priorities or the community’s time for comment during meetings. The ...

City budgets look different today than they did before the recession. But in Baltimore, the difference isn’t what you’d expect. In five years, the city has managed to increase its savings balance ...

It is time to sweep traditional public budgeting into the dustbin of history. The way governments do their most important job -- deciding how to spend tax dollars -- hasn't really changed in a hundred ...

Houstonians can provide feedback on a new budgeting style that the City of Houston is transitioning to for fiscal year 2024. The city currently operates on an incremental budget and will switch to an ...

Donors’ embrace of the information age has had significant effects on not-for-profit organizations. When requesting support and when reporting on the results of contributions, not-for-profits are ...

An ominous message greets people on the new Balanced Baltimore website: “The City of Baltimore is facing a $20 million budget gap entering fiscal 2015.” With that as a preface, the website then takes ...

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