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February 13, 2023

Buffalo Common Council Summary: Week of February 6, 2023

By Rose Thomas | 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

February 7, 2023

Buffalo News: "New housing task force will tackle Buffalo's 'affordability crisis.' Will this one make a difference?"

Caitlin Dewey | February 7, 2023 What do you get when you put five advocates, two landlords, two lawyers and a housing official in a room together? A solution to the affordable housing crisis, hopes the Buffalo Common Council. On Tuesday, the council appointed 10 representatives to a new Affordable …

February 3, 2023

Buffalo Common Council Summary: Week of January 30, 2023

By Rose Thomas, Sarah Wooton, and Tanvier Peart | 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

February 2, 2023

PPG is Hiring an Organizational Development and Partnership Manager

Partnership for Public Good (PPG) is seeking an Organizational Development and Partnership Manager. 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 citizen engagement. PPG …

January 27, 2023

Buffalo Common Council Summary: Week of January 23, 2023

By Rose Thomas | 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

January 26, 2023

New Policy Brief: Raising and Indexing State Minimum Wage Would Have a Large Impact on Women, People of Color, and Immigrants in Western New York

Our latest policy brief by Sam Magavern, Russell Weaver, and Haley Smith examines the potential impact of raising the state's minimum wage for workers in Western New York. The authors conclude that the legislative proposal to raise New York’s minimum wage gradually to $20 by 2026 in …

January 26, 2023

PPG is Hiring a Community Researcher

Partnership for Public Good (PPG) is looking for a community researcher. Partnership for Public Good builds a more just, sustainable, and culturally vibrant community through action-oriented research, policy development, and civic engagement, working in close collaboration with its partners: over …

January 25, 2023

Cornell ILR School: "Raising and Indexing State Minimum Wage Would Have a Large Impact on Women, People of Color, and Immigrants in Western New York"

January 25, 2023 “Raising the state’s minimum wage is a powerful tool for making Western New York more equitable and prosperous,” says Russell Weaver, Director of Research at the Cornell ILR Buffalo Co-Lab. “Our research shows that very large numbers of workers – …

January 25, 2023

PPG is Hiring a Paid Intern for Summer 2023

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 …

January 20, 2023

Buffalo Common Council Summary: Week of January 16, 2023

By Colleen Kristich, Sarah Wooton, and Tanvier Peart| 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.

January 13, 2023

Buffalo Common Council Summary: Week of January 9, 2023

By Rose Thomas | 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

January 6, 2023

Buffalo Common Council Summary: Week of January 2, 2023

By Sarah Wooton and Tanvier Peart | 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