Tag: Budgets and Budgeting

What Is the Free State Project?

Today’s newsletter is a guest dispatch from Dan Barry, who wrote in The New York Times on Sunday…

What Croydon, a ‘Live Free or Die’ Town, Learned About Democracy

CROYDON, N.H. — The tiny New Hampshire town of Croydon fits the New England of the imagination, with…

Juneteenth Is a U.S. Holiday, but Not a Day Off In Most States

The proclamations issued across the country are “just largely symbolic,” said Mark Anthony Neal, a professor of African…

Three Ways to Cut Your Tech Spending, as Prices Rise Everywhere

With the cost of food, gas and electricity going up, we have no choice but to spend more.…

What if Public Funds Were Controlled by the Public?

Studies have found young people are more likely to vote in local and national elections after they were…

In This Michigan County, Pandemic Stimulus Funds Are Remaking Public Health Programs

LANSING, Mich. — In an underserved neighborhood of Michigan’s capital city, a health clinic is being built with…

As Broadway Struggles, Governor Hochul Proposes Expanded Tax Credit

As Broadway continues to reel from the economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic, Gov. Kathy Hochul is proposing…