Chris Dwan·Apr 15, 2024That RatioBudget season in Somerville is starting off with a cool tone that approaches austerity. The School Committee has been told to expect a…A response icon3A response icon3
Tosa Tarhe·Aug 15, 2023Milwaukee County Budget: Non-Departmental CulturalThis is a fun section of the budget, under a boring name. It includes a hodgepodge of cultural funds: $3.5M for the Public Museum, $1.3M…
Tosa Tarhe·Aug 8, 2023Milwaukee County Budget: Zoo, UW-ExtensionI like the Zoo. I’ve got a membership, and I’ve been there several times over the last few years. The Zoo has about 1.4M annual visitors…
Tosa Tarhe·Jul 25, 2023Milwaukee County Budget: Health and Human ServicesAt $172M total expenses, the various Health and Human Services included here are less than the $235M total from Behavioral Health. Here, we…
Henrik Bechmann·May 2, 2023Investigating two City of Toronto radically differing year end financial reportsAfter every fiscal year ending December 31, the City of Toronto releases several key reports — the Annual Financial Report, the Operating…
Tosa Tarhe·Mar 18, 2023Wauwatosa: Tax Increment DistrictsThe last section of the Wauwatosa budget explains the “Tax Increment Districts,” which are essentially small parts of the city whose…
Tosa Tarhe·Mar 2, 2023Wauwatosa Budget: DevelopmentI didn’t get a lot out of this section of the budget. For some of it, I struggled to understand the distinctions among the various…
InCouncillor Aaron PaquettebyAaron Paquette·Nov 14, 2022The Big Budget Blog: Setting Edmonton’s Priorities for 2023–2026The City of Edmonton sets its budget on a 4-year cycle and starting December 1st, 2022 City Council will work to approve the budget for…
New Urban Mechanics·Aug 10, 2022Rebuilding relationships in public spacesSol Tangvik (she/her) is a 2022 Summer Fellow with the Mayor’s Office of New Urban Mechanics, working with the Office of Budget Management…
