A Dramatic Step: Boston Inches Towards Putting Budget Powers Ballot Question to Voters wgbh.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wgbh.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Boston City Council passes ballot question to change budget process
By Danny McDonald Globe Staff,Updated May 19, 2021, 2:38 p.m.
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Boston City Hall.Craig F. Walker
For the second time in recent months, the Boston City Council on Wednesday approved a ballot measure that would ask voters to change the cityâs charter and alter its budget process to give the council more
control over spending.
The referendum would allow the council to modify budget appropriations. Under the cityâs current structure, the council can approve or deny the mayorâs proposed budget but can transfer funds only if the mayor requests it. The system has frustrated councilors for years.
Walsh back in the spotlight after critical report on Dennis White appointment
By Danny McDonald Globe Staff,Updated May 14, 2021, 40 minutes ago
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Dennis White was sworn in by former mayor Martin J. Walsh in February.Jim Davis/Globe Staff
His name barely appears in the document, but the independent report into former mayor Martin J. Walshâs troubled appointment of the cityâs police commissioner raises numerous unanswered questions about the choice made in the waning days of Walshâs City Hall tenure and its aftermath.
The new revelations from an investigation Walsh ordered up are surfacing as he settles into his role as US labor secretary in President Bidenâs Cabinet.
In a crowded, diverse mayoral field, where does Marty Walshâs base go?
By Danny McDonald Globe Staff,Updated May 7, 2021, 5:33 p.m.
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In 2017, Martin J. Walsh kicked off his reelection campaign outside Florian Hall in Dorchester.JohnTlumacki
Martin J. Walshâs ascension from City Hall to US labor secretary not only triggered a crowded scramble in this yearâs mayorâs race but also raised the question of which candidate might inherit the voter base that powered the Dorchester Democratâs victories.
While dozens of labor groups â Teamsters, painters, pipefitters â endorsed Walsh when he was running for mayor, providing his campaign with an army of volunteers, their support appears to be fracturing in this election.
Boston s $3 75 Billion Budget Is A Political Battle Ground — Especially If You re Running for Mayor wgbh.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wgbh.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.