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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 Council Hears Calls to Restore Youth Jobs and Fund $4 Million Mental Health Pilot

BOSTON — April 28, 2026 — Boston residents demand reversal of youth job cuts and $4 million mental health pilot funding at City Hall budget session. The Committee on Ways and Means, chaired by District 6 Councillor Ben Weber, held a public listening session Tuesday on the fiscal year 2027 budget, docket

Boston Council Hears Calls to Restore Youth Jobs, Fund $4M Mental Health Pilot

BOSTON — April 28, 2026 — Boston residents pack City Council budget hearing, urging restoration of millions in cuts. Committee Chair Benjamin J. Weber convened the Ways and Means Committee's first FY27 public listening session Monday, drawing testimony on docket numbers 0733-0740 with Council President Liz Breadon and District

Boston Council Scrutinizes Neighborhood Services Budget as Grants Eliminated, Posts Vacant

Boston City Council challenges Community Engagement Cabinet over FY27 budget cuts and district notification gaps.

Boston Council Budget Session Draws Calls to Restore Youth Jobs, Legal Aid, Mental Health Funding

Boston's City Council Ways and Means Committee drew dozens of residents Tuesday night to a fiscal year 2027 budget listening session, with speakers urging restoration of a $6 million cut to school-year youth jobs, a $450,000 Access to Counsel eviction-defense program slated for elimination, and a $4

Boston Housing Office Faces 9.6 Percent Budget Cut in FY27 Proposal

BOSTON — April 27, 2026 — Boston's Mayor's Office of Housing faces a $5 million, 9.6 percent budget cut in the proposed FY27 spending plan. The Committee on Ways and Means held a budget hearing Monday where Chief of Housing Sheila Dillon and Director of Administration and

Boston Housing Office Proposes $49.2 Million Budget With $5 Million in Cuts

Boston's housing office presented a $49.2 million FY27 operating budget, a 9.6 percent cut from the current year, amid warnings of a federal funding battle that could upend $48 million in homelessness grants.

Boston Council grills DOIT over federal funding cuts, AI use, and cable revenue decline

Boston's Department of Innovation and Technology told the City Council's Ways and Means Committee Monday that it saved $1.2 million by migrating its employee self-service HR portal in-house and a further $1 million by handling a cloud data warehouse transition internally, saving roughly $200,000 a y

Boston Council Holds First Hearing on Charter Modernization Ahead of City's 400th Anniversary

BOSTON — April 24, 2026 — Boston City Council opens charter modernization debate with no timeline and no votes. The Committee on Government Operations held a virtual hearing Friday on Docket 0410, sponsored by Councilor Julia Mejia, to begin examining how the city might reform its charter ahead of Boston's

Boston Weighs 11 Percent Cut to Participatory Budgeting Office Amid Council Debate

Boston City Council committee scrutinizes 11 percent cut to participatory budgeting office.

Boston City Council Budget Panel Scrutinizes Law Department Staffing, Federal Caseload

Boston City Council budget panel presses law department on staffing gaps and federal litigation costs.

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