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Portlanders Vote on City Budget | Portland News
Portlanders are turning out in droves to demand a say in city spending, with a participatory budgeting initiative collecting nearly double the required signatures to hit the November ballot. If approved, residents would vote on how to spend 2% of the city budget, channeling community ideas into real funding decisions — a model already proven in over 100 U.S. cities and thousands worldwide. But this initiative faces off against a competing police funding measure, backed by major union money, turning the ballot into a pivotal showdown over who gets to shape Portland’s future. With signature…
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