/news/tags/participatory-budgeting participatory budgeting en-US Copyright Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:34:22 GMT /government-politics/2025-03-25/peoples-budget-cleveland-tries-again-with-scaled-down-privately-funded-pilot After a failed citywide ballot initiative in 2023, the organizing group People's Budget Cleveland is bringing back the idea of participatory budgeting, this time focusing on one city neighborhood, with private seed money. Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:34:22 GMT /government-politics/2025-03-25/peoples-budget-cleveland-tries-again-with-scaled-down-privately-funded-pilot Abbey Marshall /government-politics/2023-09-19/ohio-state-senator-plans-to-block-clevelands-peoples-budget-proposal-with-new-bill The bill would legally guarantee that local city councils can keep control over their budgets. It's understood as a move to preempt Cleveland's November ballot measure that would create participatory budgeting in the city. Tue, 19 Sep 2023 16:53:18 GMT /government-politics/2023-09-19/ohio-state-senator-plans-to-block-clevelands-peoples-budget-proposal-with-new-bill Abbey Marshall /government-politics/2023-09-06/cleveland-city-council-rejects-negotiations-over-peoples-budget-organizers-say PB CLE says Cleveland City Council was unwilling to reach a compromise on the proposed participatory budgeting charter amendment. Wed, 06 Sep 2023 21:22:58 GMT /government-politics/2023-09-06/cleveland-city-council-rejects-negotiations-over-peoples-budget-organizers-say Abbey Marshall /government-politics/2023-08-15/heres-everything-to-know-about-clevelands-peoples-budget-proposal Clevelanders will decide in November whether residents will be able to directly propose and vote on how a portion of the city’s budget is spent through a process called participatory budgeting. Tue, 15 Aug 2023 20:05:42 GMT /government-politics/2023-08-15/heres-everything-to-know-about-clevelands-peoples-budget-proposal Abbey Marshall /government-politics/2023-01-09/peoples-budget-group-pushes-cleveland-city-council-to-support-bibbs-civic-participation-fund A group yearning for "participatory budgeting" in Cleveland's ARPA funding could get a pilot program from the mayor. Tue, 10 Jan 2023 04:09:40 GMT /government-politics/2023-01-09/peoples-budget-group-pushes-cleveland-city-council-to-support-bibbs-civic-participation-fund Gabriel Kramer /show/sound-of-ideas/2022-12-20/participatory-budgeting-cleveland-calls-on-greater-community-input-with-arpa-funds A grassroots organization is working to get community input be the driving force behind how American Rescue Plan Act dollars are spent. Tue, 20 Dec 2022 11:00:00 GMT /show/sound-of-ideas/2022-12-20/participatory-budgeting-cleveland-calls-on-greater-community-input-with-arpa-funds Drew Maziasz /news/government-politics/2022-05-13/campaign-pushes-for-more-public-say-in-clevelands-federal-stimulus-spending Participatory Budgeting Cleveland, or PB CLE, wants the public to come up with ideas — and ultimately vote — on ways to spend almost $31 million from the city’s American Rescue Plan coronavirus relief allocation. Fri, 13 May 2022 15:12:38 GMT /news/government-politics/2022-05-13/campaign-pushes-for-more-public-say-in-clevelands-federal-stimulus-spending Nick Castele /news/government-politics/2021-05-05/cleveland-activists-seek-ideas-for-spending-federal-covd-19-stimulus-funds Cleveland is receiving more than half a billion dollars as part of a federal stimulus package to combat the economic impact of the pandemic. How should that money be spent and who will have input into the decisions? Wed, 05 May 2021 20:00:56 GMT /news/government-politics/2021-05-05/cleveland-activists-seek-ideas-for-spending-federal-covd-19-stimulus-funds Taylor Haggerty