The Boston City Council voted 7-5 on a $4.2 million operating budget proposal, which features roughly $30 million in cuts from the city police department. It's headed to the mayor's desk.
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Several city councilors joined city employees and dozens of community residents at the celebration featuring performances and food from Boston's Asian, Pacific Islander, and Native Hawaiian communities.
City Councillor At-Large Erin Murphy on Thursday offered a redistricting map of her own as she and her colleagues drew closer to a deadline to finish the redrawing of Boston’s political boundaries involving the nine council districts. The redrawing occurs every ten years to address population shifts and changes as outlined by the US Census. Each district in the city must have
The City Council voted 9-3 for a home rule petition that would make Boston eligible to apply to participate in a pilot program allowing cities and towns to restrict new buildings or major renovations from using fossil fuels. Mayor Michelle Wu first proposed the petition, which needs approval from the governor and State House lawmakers to become law. A new law passed earlier