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What Detroit can learn from participatory budgeting processes in NYC, Boston and Brazil

  • Written by Celina Su, Professor of Political Science, CUNY Graduate Center
What Detroit can learn from participatory budgeting processes in NYC, Boston and BrazilMary Sheffield, center, had already been through 12 budget processes as a City Council member before she was elected mayor of Detroit.City of Detroit/Flickr

Detroit Mayor Mary Sheffield delivered her first State of the City address on March 31, 2026, at Mumford High School on the city’s northwest side.

In the speech, Sheffield touted the...

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