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Boston Disability Board Votes to Back State Wheelchair Repair Bill, Grills BTD on Signal Safety

BOSTON -- May 13, 2026, Boston Disability Advisory Board votes to support state wheelchair repair bill and pushes BTD on signal gaps. The board unanimously approved a support letter for a Massachusetts wheelchair repair bill that members described as having advanced further in the legislature than in any prior session. Isaac

Boston Council Panel Advances $3.3 Million Police Detective Union Contracts

BOSTON -- May 13, 2026, Boston City Council Ways and Means Committee advances $3.3 million in police detective union contracts. The committee, chaired by District 6 Councilor Ben Weber and joined by Councilors Ed Flynn, John Fitzgerald, and Murphy, held a virtual hearing Wednesday on four dockets covering one-year

Boston City Council Approves $3.3 Million in Police Detective Retroactive Contracts

BOSTON -- May 13, 2026, Boston City Council approves $3.3 million in retroactive police detective contracts and clears more than a dozen grant dockets. The council voted 12-0 on all four dockets covering new collective bargaining agreements with the Boston Police Detectives Benevolent Society and its Superior Officers Unit,

Boston Council Hears Calls to Restore Grants Gutted From Equity Cabinet in FY27 Budget

BOSTON -- May 12, 2026, Boston equity cabinet offices defend deep grant cuts at City Council budget hearing. The Committee on Ways and Means, chaired by District 6 Councillor Ben Weber, heard testimony Tuesday from the Mayor's Office for Immigrant Advancement, the Office of Language and Communication Access, the

Boston Council Hears Calls to Restore Grant Cuts to Immigrant, LGBTQIA2S Plus Offices

BOSTON -- May 12, 2026, Boston City Council budget hearing draws packed room over equity office grant cuts. The Committee on Ways and Means, chaired by District 6 Councillor Ben Weber, convened a nearly three-hour hearing Tuesday on proposed fiscal year 2027 budgets for four equity-focused city offices, where

Boston Equity Cabinet Eliminates All Community Grants in $3 Million FY27 Budget Cut

BOSTON — May 12, 2026 — Boston's Equity and Inclusion Cabinet faces a $3 million budget cut in fiscal year 2027, eliminating all community grant programs. The Committee on Ways and Means heard testimony Tuesday from Chief of Equity and Inclusion Mariangeli Solis Servera, who said the cabinet — which grew

Boston Fire Department Faces Loss of $1.4 Million Cancer Screening Grant by September

BOSTON -- May 11, 2026, Boston City Council questions fire department on $1.4 million cancer screening funding gap. The Ways and Means Committee, chaired by District 6 Councilor Ben Weber, heard from newly installed Fire Commissioner Rodney Marshall and department staff Monday on the FY2027 operating budget, with the sharpest

Boston Rushes Downtown Repaving Before First FIFA World Cup Match This Summer

BOSTON -- May 8, 2026, Boston City Council reviews pothole repair operations, downtown repaving, and a 311 system overhaul ahead of FIFA matches. At a Thursday hearing on Docket 0515, Chair Ed Flynn and Councilor John FitzGerald heard from Chief of Streets Nick Gove, who reported an 18-hour average resolution

Boston PIC Unanimously Approves Three Public-Way Licenses for Longwood Cancer Hospital Project

BOSTON -- May 7, 2026, Boston's Public Improvement Commission approved three public-way licenses clearing the path for construction of a planned cancer hospital in the Longwood Medical and Academic Area at its May 7 meeting. The commission, chaired by Nick Gove, Interim Chief of Streets, voted unanimously to

Boston Council Grills BPD on Overtime Overages and Delayed Civilian Flagger Program

BOSTON -- May 7, 2026, Boston's City Council Ways and Means Committee pressed Police Commissioner Michael Cox and command staff on overtime spending, the long-delayed civilian flagger program, and officer wellness at a May 7 fiscal year 2027 budget hearing. Chief of the Bureau of Administration and Technology

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