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Boston Council Hears Calls to Abolish BRIC Surveillance Center
Boston City Council committee hears four hours of testimony demanding abolition of the city's regional intelligence fusion center.
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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)
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Boston City Council June 3 Meeting Produces No Reportable Record
Boston City Council's June 3 meeting leaves no reportable record. The community access TV recording provided for the meeting yielded a transcript of a single phrase — "Thank you." — with no deliberation, votes, named officials, or public comment captured.
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Boston City Council Passes $1.73 Billion BPS Budget 8-5 Amid Paraprofessional Cuts Debate
BOSTON -- June 3, 2026, Boston City Council passes $1.73 billion BPS budget 8 to 5 but punts the full city operating budget to its June 10 charter deadline. Ways and Means Committee Chair
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Boston Council Scrutinizes $22.8 Million BPS Supplemental Budget Request
Boston Council committee grills BPS finance chief over $22.8 million supplemental appropriation request.
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Boston Council Hears $47 Million Snow Removal Supplemental Funded by Free Cash
Boston's Ways and Means Committee heard a $47.1 million supplemental budget request Wednesday to cover snow and winter management costs for fiscal year 2026.
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Boston Council's Final FY2027 Budget Hearing Draws Overflow Crowd Opposing Mayor's Cuts
BOSTON -- May 26, 2026, Boston residents flood City Hall to oppose Mayor Wu's proposed FY2027 budget cuts. The Committee on Ways and Means, chaired by District 6 City Councilor Ben Weber, held
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Boston City Council Closes FY27 Budget Hearings With Scrutiny of Property Assessments
BOSTON -- May 26, 2026, Boston City Council closes final FY27 departmental budget hearing amid scrutiny of property assessments, capital equity, and debt policy. The council reviewed operating budgets for the Assessing, Auditing, and Treasury
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Boston City Council Closes Budget Hearings With Scrutiny of Assessing, Treasury Departments
Boston City Council concludes its departmental budget hearings with scrutiny of assessing, treasury, and auditing operations ahead of FY27 deliberations.
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Boston Police Acknowledge No Timeline Exists for Releasing Body Camera Footage
Boston City Council panel presses police commissioner on body camera release gaps, finds no set timeline in department rules.
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Boston City Council Weighs $1.7 Million Mental Health Pilot Amid Calls for $4 Million Community Model
Boston City Council scrutinizes Public Health Commission FY27 budget as mental health pilot debate divides advocates and officials. The Committee on Ways and Means held a lengthy afternoon hearing Wednesday on dockets 0733 through 0740, with BPHC Commissioner Dr.
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