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October 20, 2023

Buffalo Common Council Summary: Week of October 16, 2023

By Caitlin Love Crowell Each week, PPG summarizes important takeaways from the major Buffalo Common Council meetings. We also include information from council meetings related to our Community Agenda items. If you want to learn more about how the council meetings work and how you can get involved, …

October 16, 2023

PPG is Hiring a Paid Intern for Summer 2024: Applications Closed

Partnership for the Public Good (PPG) is a community-based think tank that builds a more just, sustainable, and culturally vibrant Buffalo Niagara through action-oriented research, policy development, and resident engagement. We are offering a paid, full-time summer internship program. Interns will …

October 13, 2023

Buffalo Common Council Summary: Week of October 9, 2023

By Regine Ndanga and Caitlin Love Crowell Each week, PPG summarizes important takeaways from the major Buffalo Common Council meetings. We also include information from council meetings related to our Community Agenda items. If you want to learn more about how the council meetings work and how you …

October 6, 2023

Buffalo Common Council Summary: Week of October 2, 2023

By Caitlin Love Crowell Each week, PPG summarizes important takeaways from the major Buffalo Common Council meetings. We also include information from council meetings related to our Community Agenda items. If you want to learn more about how the council meetings work and how you can get involved, …

September 29, 2023

Buffalo Common Council Summary: Week of September 25, 2023

by Megan Battista, Regine Ndanga, and Caitlin Crowell Each week, PPG summarizes important takeaways from the major Buffalo Common Council meetings. We also include information from council meetings related to our Community Agenda items. If you want to learn more about how the council meetings work …

September 22, 2023

Buffalo Common Council Summary: Week of September 18, 2023

by Caitlin Love Crowell Each week, PPG summarizes important takeaways from the major Buffalo Common Council meetings. We also include information from council meetings related to our Community Agenda items. If you want to learn more about how the council meetings work and how you can get …

September 20, 2023

Buffalo News: "Another Voice: Child care for New York's working parents is headed for a cliff"

Steve Peraza | September 20, 2023 As a working parent, I would not be employed without the child care providers who care for my kids. Providers constitute “the workforce behind the workforce,” the early education professionals who care for and nurture our babies while we, the parents, …

September 15, 2023

Buffalo Common Council Summary: Week of September 11, 2023

by Caitlin Love Crowell and Regine Ndanga Each week, PPG summarizes important takeaways from the major Buffalo Common Council meetings. We also include information from council meetings related to our Community Agenda items. If you want to learn more about how the council meetings work …

September 8, 2023

Buffalo Common Council Summary: Week of September 4, 2023

By Caitlin Crowell Each week, PPG summarizes important takeaways from the major Buffalo Common Council meetings. We also include information from Council meetings related to our Community Agenda items.

August 30, 2023

Letter to Common Council: 2023-2024 Arts Funding in the City of Buffalo Adopted Budget and the Buffalo Arts Commission’s Recommendations

Dear Buffalo Common Council members,Thank you for fighting for the arts and recognizing how crucial it is for a city to invest in itself by funding its cultural heart. We appreciate your support and presence for the arts throughout the year: cutting the ribbon for a new mural at the William-Emslie …

July 27, 2023

Letter to Common Council: Legal Concerns with American Rescue Plan Procurement Process and Budget Modification

The Mayor's administration is requesting that the Buffalo Common Council approve a transfer of $60 million of American Rescue Plan funds from community-focused initiatives to fill city budget gaps instead. PPG and partners sent a letter to Buffalo Common Council on July 27, 2023 outlining legal …

July 26, 2023

Buffalo Common Council Summary: Week of July 24, 2023

By Hannah Gabelnick Each week, PPG summarizes important takeaways from the major Buffalo Common Council meetings. We also include information from council meetings related to our Community Agenda items.