Outgoing City Council President Ed Flynn said the vote to block $13.3 million in federal counter-terrorism funding for the metro region showed the council was “not serious about public safety,” an attitude he hopes will shift with four new members.
A state senator is seeking a change in Massachusetts law that would strip the Boston City Council of its authority to approve public safety grants, after the body’s “embarrassing” vote to reject $13.3 million in federal counter-terrorism funding.
Three progressive Wu-backed candidates in the closely-watched at-large, District 5 and 6 races, Henry Santana, Enrique Pepén and Benjamin Weber, were elected Tuesday night, as part of a change in the makeup of a Boston City Council tarred by ethical and legal lapses.
Three progressive Wu-backed candidates in the closely-watched at-large, District 5 and 6 races, Henry Santana, Enrique Pepén and Benjamin Weber, were elected Tuesday night, as part of a change in the makeup of a Boston City Council tarred by ethical and legal lapses.