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Members: Liz Breadon (Chair), Ruthzee Louijeune (Member), Julia M. Mejia (Member), Erin J. Murphy (Member), Henry Santana (Member), Gabriela Coletta Zapata (Member), Edward M. Flynn (Member), John FitzGerald (Member), Brian Worrell (Member), Enrique J. Pepén (Member), Benjamin J. Weber (Member), Miniard Culpepper (Member), Sharon Durkan (Member)

Boston agencies say city is ready for World Cup, Tall Ships, 250th celebration crowds

Boston public safety chiefs told the City Council they are prepared for a summer stacked with the FIFA World Cup, Tall Ships, and Boston 250 events — but declined to provide overtime cost estimates.

Boston City Council votes to press police on body camera transparency after Roxbury shooting

Boston City Council votes 9-3 to press police for body camera access following Roxbury shooting death.

Boston City Council Grills BPS Over Student Barred From Senior Basketball Season

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 City Council Hears Public Pleas to Spare BPS Staffing Cuts in FY27

Boston City Council committee draws overflow crowd over proposed BPS staffing cuts.

Boston City Council Hears Hours of Testimony Demanding BPS Budget Restored

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.

Boston City Council Education Committee Probes BPS Transfer Rules After Senior Loses Season

BOSTON — March 24, 2026 — Boston City Council grills BPS officials over student-athlete transfer rules after senior is barred from basketball. The Education Committee, chaired by Councillor Julia M. Mejia and convened on a docket sponsored by Councillor Gabriela Coletta Zapata, heard testimony from the family and teammates of Charlestown

Boston City Council Hears Northeastern Students Demand Governance Transparency, Board Access

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 City Council Hears Northeastern Students Demand Governance Transparency, Board Access

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.

Boston Spending Freeze Hits Most Departments as FY27 Budget Pressure Mounts

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 Spending Freeze Hits Most Departments as FY27 Budget Pressure Mounts

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.

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