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Boston city councilor calling for attendance accountability has missed the most meetings, minutes show
A Boston city councilor calling for more accountability around the body’s performance has been the worst offender since the last term for meeting attendance, a metric she would like to...
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Boston Mayor Wu rolls out ’emergency’ plan to increase commercial tax rates
Mayor Michelle Wu rolled out an “emergency law” to allow Boston to begin increasing property taxes on businesses beyond the state limit next year, saying that residents could otherwise face...
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Boston Mayor Wu successfully pushes planning ordinance through City Council over pushback
A mayoral ordinance creating Boston’s first planning department in seven decades divided the City Council but was ultimately approved, marking a major win for the mayor in her larger plans...
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Michelle Wu considering petitioning state for higher commercial tax rates
Mayor Michelle Wu is considering filing legislation that would allow Boston to increase property taxes on businesses beyond the state limit, given the steady decline in commercial values expected to...
Councilors not backing down after hearing on their free museum push for all Boston children kicked to August
Undeterred by attempts to squash their push for immediate expansion of the mayor’s free museum initiative to all Boston schoolchildren, two city councilors have filed a communication to speak on...
Boston targeting safety upgrades at intersection where 4-year-old girl killed by truck
The City of Boston has been targeting “major” safety upgrades at the Fort Point intersection where a 4-year-old girl was struck and killed by a pickup truck Sunday evening, and...
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Amid budget crunch, Boston looks to update payment program short-changed by tax-exempt nonprofits
Given the budgetary challenges expected to result from the city’s eroding commercial tax base, councilors are taking a new look at modernizing a payment in lieu of taxes program arguably...
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Southie parade hangover: Is it time for a change?
City Councilor Ed Flynn is calling for “major changes” including possibly moving the St. Patrick’s Day parade out of South Boston after this past weekend’s wave of drunkenness, destruction and...
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Downtown Boston coalition urges City Council to vote down Michelle Wu’s planning ordinance
A coalition of downtown residents is urging the Boston City Council to vote against a mayoral ordinance that would restructure the city’s planning department.
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Boston City Council eying charter change to avoid another New Year’s Day inauguration
Boston city councilors unhappy with having to work this past New Year’s Day are seeking a change in the city charter that would prevent mayoral and council inaugurations from being...