NYC Public Campaign Financing Program Leveled the Playing Field: Report A new Brennan Center analysis found that New York City's small-dollar matching program was key in electing record numbers of women and people of color to City Council.
City Councils With Publicly-Funded Elections Lead Way in Cutting Police Budgets While politicians in many cities resist activists, in some cities with councils elected largely through publicly financed elections significant cuts to police budgets are advancing.
