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Emily Rice

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Participatory Budgeting for a Stronger City

January 11th, 2022 - Emily Rice

Budgets are the new battlegrounds. While cities debate how to spend unprecedented amounts of federal relief funds and activists demand reallocation of police budgets to social services, decisions about how to allocate public dollars are drawing increased publi... More »

The Redistributive Power of City Government

January 28th, 2021 - Emily Rice

At their best, cities are places where people of all income levels take the same train and play with their kids in the same park, bridging the gap and fostering a sense of community. In reality, the “tale of two cities” often seen in the differences between gl... More »