Boston City Council to discuss alternative to Mayor Wu’s plan to hike business taxes

Boston City Council to discuss alternative to Mayor Wu’s plan to hike business taxes

Two Boston city councilors opposed to the mayor’s controversial plan to raise commercial tax rates introduced an alternative option that would target $45 million in city funds toward homeowners that would be most burdened by a hefty tax hike.  Originally Published: September 25, 2024 at 7:48 p.m. Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Pioneer … Read more

Boston City Council calls emergency hearing to address USPS failures, mail-in voting concerns ahead of election

Boston City Council calls emergency hearing to address USPS failures, mail-in voting concerns ahead of election

The Boston City Council called for an emergency hearing to address U.S. Postal Service failures that it says have caused residents to miss out on “vital” documents and prescriptions and raised mail-in voting concerns ahead of the election. Originally Published: September 19, 2024 at 5:55 p.m. Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Pioneer Newz … Read more

Ex-Boston Zoning Commission chair says Mayor Wu fired him for voting down her climate-friendly building initiative

Ex-Boston Zoning Commission chair says Mayor Wu fired him for voting down her climate-friendly building initiative

The former chair of the Boston Zoning Commission said he was unceremoniously fired from a position he’s held for roughly two decades after casting the deciding vote that killed the mayor’s plan to speed up climate-friendly building restrictions.  Originally Published: September 17, 2024 at 5:41 a.m. Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Pioneer Newz … Read more

Boston City Council ‘chaos’, lack of support from Mayor Wu prompted Suffolk SJC clerk bid, Erin Murphy says

Boston City Council ‘chaos’, lack of support from Mayor Wu prompted Suffolk SJC clerk bid, Erin Murphy says

Boston City Councilor Erin Murphy, who lost her bid for Suffolk clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court this month, said dysfunction on the Council and a difficult working relationship with the Wu administration drove her to seek a new role.  Originally Published: September 16, 2024 at 5:10 a.m. Read original article here Denial of responsibility! … Read more

Coalition forms to ’embolden and inspire’ Boston city councilor considering mayoral bid

Coalition forms to ’embolden and inspire’ Boston city councilor considering mayoral bid

Boston City Councilor Ed Flynn has remained mum thus far on whether he plans to challenge Michelle Wu in the 2025 mayoral election, but a coalition of veterans may already be organizing on his behalf, in hopes to “embolden and inspire” him to run. Veterans for Ed Flynn, a coalition of Boston-based veterans, “dedicated to celebrating … Read more

Boston gets economic boost via 225 new liquor licenses after Governor Healey signs bill

Boston gets economic boost via 225 new liquor licenses after Governor Healey signs bill

Gov. Maura Healey signed legislation Wednesday that will add 225 liquor licenses to the city of Boston over the next three years, many of which would be targeted to minority neighborhoods with the aim of providing an economic boost. Healey, in a statement announcing the action, said the bill would “lower barriers” for Boston restaurants … Read more

After violence, Boston city councilor urges police leadership to request backup for weekend festival, events

After violence, Boston city councilor urges police leadership to request backup for weekend festival, events

Citing concerns with violence and low staffing levels, a Boston city councilor formally requested that police department leadership enlist the help of outside law enforcement agencies to “ensure public safety” at this weekend’s festival and events. City Councilor Ed Flynn made the request in a Tuesday email sent to Boston Police Commissioner Michael Cox and … Read more

Boston city councilor pitches pause on downtown events amid violence, mayor dismisses request as unserious

Boston city councilor pitches pause on downtown events amid violence, mayor dismisses request as unserious

Boston city councilor pitches pause on downtown events amid violence, mayor dismisses request as unserious Subscribe to continue reading this article. Already subscribed? To login in, click here. Originally Published: August 15, 2024 at 8:48 p.m. Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Pioneer Newz is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In … Read more

Former Boston city councilor Kendra Lara avoids jail time in 2023 crash, ordered to apologize to homeowner

Former Boston city councilor Kendra Lara avoids jail time in 2023 crash, ordered to apologize to homeowner

Former Boston City Councilor Kendra Lara pleaded guilty to driving with a suspended license in connection with a June 2023 crash, and was sentenced to probation and ordered to apologize to the elderly woman whose home she hit, court records show.  Originally Published: August 7, 2024 at 8:14 p.m. Read original article here Denial of … Read more

NYC hotels launching $20 million blitz against ‘nuclear bomb’ council bill that could boost room costs

NYC hotels launching  million blitz against ‘nuclear bomb’ council bill that could boost room costs

Big Apple hotel owners plan on raising $20 million to launch a new lobbying group to combat a City Council bill they say will destroy the local lodging industry. The new Hotel Owners of New York also will maintain a $15 million annual budget to sustain its lobbying and education efforts, organizers told The Post. … Read more