City Council

BOSTON — March 26, 2026 — Boston City Council Ways and Means Committee advances two loan orders totaling $21.3 million for window, door, and accessibility upgrades at four public schools. Committee Chair Benjamin J. Weber convened the March 26 virtual hearing on Docket 0570, a $20.2 million appropriation for Adams

BOSTON — March 25, 2026 — Boston City Council votes 9-3 to press police for body camera access following Roxbury shooting death. The council adopted a resolution March 25 calling on the Boston Police Department to update body camera and dashboard camera release protocols to provide "timely access for oversight

BOSTON — March 24, 2026 — Boston City Council presses BPS over student athlete transfer rules after Charlestown senior loses basketball season. The Committee on Education, chaired by At-Large Councilor Julia M. Mejia and convened on a hearing order sponsored by Councilor Gabriela Coletta Zapata, heard testimony Tuesday that Charlestown High

BOSTON — March 24, 2026 — Boston City Council committee draws overflow crowd over proposed BPS staffing cuts. The Committee on Ways and Means, chaired by Councilor Ben Weber, held a standing-room public listening session March 24 on the city and Boston Public Schools FY27 operating budgets, with speakers overwhelmingly urging

BOSTON — March 24, 2026 — Boston City Council's Ways and Means Committee drew an overflow crowd Tuesday to take public testimony on the proposed FY27 BPS operating budget, with speakers demanding a one-percent increase in city funding to prevent layoffs across the district. Committee Chair Benjamin J. Weber

BOSTON — March 23, 2026 — Northeastern University students, faculty, and union organizers filled the Boston City Council chamber Monday to demand administrative transparency, student board representation, and a public ICE policy from one of the city's largest private universities. The Committee on Education hearing, Docket 0587, was sponsored by

BOSTON — March 23, 2026 — Boston Ways and Means committee hears blunt warning: city surpluses have shrunk from over $100 million in FY23 to $22 million in FY25, with FY26 trending tighter. Chief Financial Officer Ashley Roffenberger and Office of Budget Management Director Jim Williamson told the committee Monday that a

BOSTON — March 20, 2026 — Boston City Council presses World Cup and Sail Boston organizers on equity and neighborhood reach with over $1 billion in economic activity projected. The Committee on Arts, Culture, Entertainment, Tourism and Special Events, chaired by At-Large Councilor Ruthie Louijeune, held a March 20 hearing on

BOSTON — March 19, 2026 — Boston City Council's March 19 meeting produced no reportable record. The community access TV transcript submitted for the session contains no speech, no named participants, no motions, and no votes — only repeated dots and the isolated word "You," indicating a recording or

BOSTON — March 18, 2026 — Boston City Council passes sweeping housing resolution and raises alarm over $200 million in stalled transportation funding. At its March 18 meeting, the 13-member council unanimously adopted a resolution urging Congress to pass the bipartisan 21st Century Road to Housing Act, co-sponsored by Senators