BOSTON -- May 21, 2026, Boston City Council hears competing visions for community mental health crisis response in BPHC budget hearing. The Committee on Ways and Means, chaired by District 6 Councilor Ben Weber, grilled
BOSTON -- May 21, 2026, Boston City Council's Ways and Means Committee grills BPHC officials on FY27 budget as EMS union warns of 60 percent pay gap with firefighters. The morning hearing, chaired
Chelsea City Council closed three nights of fiscal 2027 budget hearings without a vote, setting a June 8 vote date. Vice President Norieliz DeJesus presided as officials walked through the clerk, parking, legislative, auditing and debt budgets.
BOSTON -- May 20, 2026, Boston City Council split 6-6 Wednesday on a procedural vote to reject Mayor Michelle Wu's proposed $4.9 billion fiscal year 2027 operating budget, falling short of
Chelsea City Council reviewed fiscal 2027 department budgets as officials disclosed a roughly 5,000 percent jump in housing complaints. The council's second budget hearing of the cycle covered the treasury, assessing, human resources, inspectional services and other departments.
BOSTON -- May 19, 2026, Boston City Council reviews flat $50.7 million Boston Public Library budget for FY2027, avoiding layoffs but raising service concerns. The Ways and Means Committee heard Tuesday from BPL President
BOSTON -- May 19, 2026, Boston City Council committee presses police department on overtime costs with commissioner absent. The Committee on Public Safety and Criminal Justice, chaired by at-large Councillor Henry Santana, held a
Chelsea City Council opened fiscal 2027 budget hearings with a warning about a looming funding cliff for emergency sheltering.
BOSTON -- May 18, 2026, Boston's Ways and Means Committee scrutinized a level-funded $30.5 million FY27 BCYF budget while pressing officials on child care funding cuts and facility closures. Commissioner Marta
BOSTON -- May 18, 2026, Boston's civilian police oversight office told the City Council's Ways and Means Committee that eight sustained misconduct findings against Boston Police Department officers remain unaddressed by
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