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Boston City Council Calls for Independent Investigation Into Jacoby Kinney In-Custody Death

BOSTON -- April 29, 2026, Boston City Council calls for independent probe of in-custody death, approves $32.6 million in preservation funds. The council voted 10 in the affirmative April 29 to call for an independent investigation into the December 2025 death of Jacoby Kinney at the Suffolk County House

Boston Zoning Board Denies South Boston Roof Deck Bid, Approves Dozens of Projects

BOSTON -- April 28, 2026, Boston's Zoning Board of Appeal denied a South Boston roof deck application and approved more than a dozen development projects at its April 28 remote hearing. The board voted 5-1 to deny a conditional use permit sought by owners at 142 P Street

Boston Council Hears Calls to Restore Youth Jobs and Fund $4 Million Mental Health Pilot

BOSTON -- April 28, 2026, Boston residents demand reversal of youth job cuts and $4 million mental health pilot funding at City Hall budget session. The Committee on Ways and Means, chaired by District 6 Councillor Ben Weber, held a public listening session Tuesday on the fiscal year 2027 budget, docket

Boston Council Budget Session Draws Calls to Restore Youth Jobs, Legal Aid, Mental Health Funding

BOSTON -- April 28, 2026, Boston's City Council Ways and Means Committee drew dozens of residents Tuesday night to a fiscal year 2027 budget listening session, with speakers urging restoration of a $6 million cut to school-year youth jobs, a $450,000 Access to Counsel eviction-defense program

Boston Council Hears Calls to Restore Youth Jobs, Fund $4M Mental Health Pilot

BOSTON -- April 28, 2026, Boston residents pack City Council budget hearing, urging restoration of millions in cuts. Committee Chair Benjamin J. Weber convened the Ways and Means Committee's first FY27 public listening session Monday, drawing testimony on docket numbers 0733-0740 with Council President Liz Breadon and District

Boston Council Hears Calls to Restore Youth Jobs, Fund $4M Mental Health Pilot

BOSTON -- April 28, 2026, Boston residents pack City Council budget hearing, urging restoration of millions in cuts. Committee Chair Benjamin J. Weber convened the Ways and Means Committee's first FY27 public listening session Monday, drawing testimony on docket numbers 0733-0740 with Council President Liz Breadon and District

Boston Council Scrutinizes Neighborhood Services Budget as Grants Eliminated, Posts Vacant

BOSTON -- April 28, 2026, Boston City Council challenges Community Engagement Cabinet over FY27 budget cuts and district notification gaps. At an April 28 budget hearing covering docket numbers 0733 through 0740, Chief of Community Engagement Brianna Millor and Office of Neighborhood Services Executive Director Mohammed Missouri confirmed that both the

Winthrop School Committee Approves $42.5 Million FY27 Budget Request

WINTHROP -- April 27, 2026, Winthrop School Committee approves a $42.5 million FY27 budget request while union members demand a return to the bargaining table. The committee voted 5-1 on April 27 to approve the $42,518,153 net budget request, up from the current year's $40,

Boston Housing Office Proposes $49.2 Million Budget With $5 Million in Cuts

BOSTON -- April 27, 2026, Boston's housing office presented a $49.2 million FY27 operating budget, a 9.6 percent cut from the current year, amid warnings of a federal funding battle that could upend $48 million in homelessness grants. Chief of Housing Sheila Dillon and Director of Administration

Boston Housing Office Faces 9.6 Percent Budget Cut in FY27 Proposal

BOSTON -- April 27, 2026, Boston's Mayor's Office of Housing faces a $5 million, 9.6 percent budget cut in the proposed FY27 spending plan. The Committee on Ways and Means held a budget hearing Monday where Chief of Housing Sheila Dillon and Director of Administration and

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