A fiscal watchdog is cautioning Mayor Michelle Wu against moving forward with her plan to raise property taxes on Boston businesses beyond the state limit, saying that there are better alternatives that won’t hurt the city’s economy. Subscribe to continue reading this article. Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Pioneer Newz is an automatic … Read more
The Boston City Council approved a measure that would cut the required training for fire cadets in half, from two years to one, to attract more recruits and diversify the ranks, over concerns that such a change would impact firefighter safety. Subscribe to continue reading this article. Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Pioneer … Read more
A Boston city councilor plans to ask her colleagues to declare support for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas War in a measure edited to tone down incendiary language that stated Israel was committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. The resolution filed Monday by Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson comes amid ongoing pro-Palestinian student protests at Greater … Read more
Pro-Palestinian supporters and students from Emerson College block an alley where they have set up an encampment as police move in to clear it, in Boston, Massachusetts, on April 25, 2024. According to Boston Police, 108 people were arrested and 4 officers were hurt as they broke up the camp. (Photo by Joseph Prezioso / … Read more
A Boston city councilor raised concerns over what he described as an unpermitted marathon that took place on city streets this past Saturday, with roughly 200 runners winding through neighborhoods without police traffic enforcement. Dubbed an “unofficial” or “unsanctioned” marathon on the mayor’s public schedule and the Race Roster site, respectively, 26.TRUE has been held … Read more
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu’s plan to increase property taxes on businesses beyond the state limit is continuing to receive skepticism, with the City Council the latest to express concern on how the proposal could do more harm than good. Subscribe to continue reading this article. Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Pioneer Newz is … Read more
Taking more from commercial property owners, according to Chamber President and CEO Jim Rooney, would further stifle an already struggling commercial real estate landscape still unrecovered from the pandemic. Subscribe to continue reading this article. Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Pioneer Newz is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each … Read more
A Boston city councilor with a record of ducking key public safety votes and overseeing a budget last year that sought to cut millions from the police department left the room this week to avoid voting on four police contract funding requests. Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson was present for the Wednesday City Council meeting, but … Read more
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu proposed a $4.6 billion budget to the City Council with a reminder of her intertwined proposal that would seek to absorb the “shock” of higher residential property taxes by taxing businesses beyond the state limit. Wu rolled out her recommended city budget for fiscal year 2025, per a correspondence filed with … Read more
The Boston City Council wants to raise the maximum age requirement for entry into the police academy to 45 to “allow more residents with different life experiences and backgrounds to become officers and better serve the city.” Candidates must be younger than the age 40 to become a cop in the city — a requirement … Read more
