Not everyone relishes the idea of proactively managing money and maintaining a budget. However, creating a budget — and sticking to it — are key first steps toward reaching financial goals large and ...

Evanston received $43 million from the American Rescue Plan Act in 2021 and 2022 to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. Hoping to identify areas of need, the city put $3 million toward a novel solution: ...

Participatory budgeting was due for a big increase (photo: Jeff Reed/City Council) A new citywide participatory budgeting program, whereby New Yorkers directly decide how to spend city budget money, ...

Half of all schools that participate in the National School Lunch Program offer their students free meals through a program called community eligibility. That program is on a list of potential budget ...