Boston Mayor Wu knocks Senate for killing tax shift bill, City Council sets rates

Boston Mayor Wu knocks Senate for killing tax shift bill, City Council sets rates

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu took a swipe at the state Senate for killing her plan to hike commercial tax rates, while the City Council swiftly opted to set tax rates based on a conciliatory recommendation from the city’s chief financial officer. The City Council voted unanimously to set the residential tax rate at $11.58 per … Read more

Boston business leaders considering backing out of tax compromise with Mayor Wu

Boston business leaders considering backing out of tax compromise with Mayor Wu

Four business stakeholders who withdrew their opposition to Boston’s plan to hike commercial tax rates are rethinking their compromise with the mayor, given the latest city data that show homeowners won’t be hit with a dramatic tax increase.  Originally Published: December 5, 2024 at 4:40 PM EST Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Pioneer … Read more

Greg Bozzo declares victory for Gilroy Mayor

Greg Bozzo declares victory for Gilroy Mayor

GILROYAfter three weeks of ballot counting in a tight race against incumbent Mayor Marie Blankley, Greg Bozzo has declared victory in his bid to lead Gilroy. The declaration comes after an exceedingly narrow race where Blankley initially led by a tight margin — at one time by as little as 12 votes — before Bozzo … Read more

Boston Mayor Wu to seek reelection … after her baby arrives

Boston Mayor Wu to seek reelection … after her baby arrives

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu reaffirmed her decision to seek reelection in 2025 this week, saying that she plans to formally announce after her baby is born in January, as two potential challengers are still weighing whether to jump into the race. Wu, who first stated her intention to run for a second term alongside her pregnancy … Read more

Boston Mayor Wu to sign City Council order providing tax break for veteran homeowners

Boston Mayor Wu to seek reelection … after her baby arrives

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu plans to end the city’s annual Veterans Day Parade by signing legislation passed by the City Council that will adjust the property tax exemption for veteran homeowners to reflect cost-of-living increases.  Originally Published: November 8, 2024 at 7:47 PM EST Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Pioneer Newz is an … Read more

Michelle Wu, Senate tax hike negotiations at impasse over budget cuts

Michelle Wu, Senate tax hike negotiations at impasse over budget cuts

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu’s unwillingness to compromise on cuts to the city’s $4.6 billion budget has been a sticking point in private talks she’s had with the Senate about her stalled plan to hike commercial tax rates, the Herald has learned. The Massachusetts Senate is interested in a compromise and the compromise highlighted has involved … Read more

Boston’s new pro women’s soccer team gets a name, but opponents say it doesn’t improve ‘flawed’ White Stadium plan

Boston’s new pro women’s soccer team gets a name, but opponents say it doesn’t improve ‘flawed’ White Stadium plan

A new women’s professional soccer team expected to take the pitch for the first time in 2026 at Boston’s White Stadium was given a name on Tuesday, leading to grumbling from opponents of the city’s public-private plan to renovate the facility. The team name, BOS Nation Football Club, was announced by Boston Unity Soccer Partners … Read more

Boston Mayor Wu lobbies neighborhood leaders for support on plan to hike commercial tax rates. Not all agreed to give it.

Michelle Wu, Senate tax hike negotiations at impasse over budget cuts

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu pitched her plan to raise commercial tax rates to neighborhood leaders to mixed reactions at an invite-only meeting intended to convince them of the need for a bill she says would beat back a hefty tax hike for homeowners.  Originally Published: October 11, 2024 at 5:59 p.m. Read original article here … Read more

Clock ticking on Boston mayor’s tax plan: Hikes as city budget grows

Clock ticking on Boston mayor’s tax plan: Hikes as city budget grows

Mayor Michelle Wu emphasized urgency for the Senate to act by late November on a stalled bill that would allow Boston to hike commercial tax rates to help homeowners avoid what she now says would be a 28% tax increase next year. The projected property tax increase for the average single-family homeowner is below the … Read more

Boston convenes working group to plan for future healthcare access after Carney Hospital closure

Boston convenes working group to plan for future healthcare access after Carney Hospital closure

The Wu administration announced the 32 members who will sit on a working group dedicated to studying the impacts of Steward Health Care’s decision to close Carney Hospital and planning for future healthcare access at the Dorchester site. Subscribe to continue reading this article. Already subscribed? To login in, click here. Read original article here … Read more