Murray: Titanic gloom on Biden’s broken border 

DEL RIO, Texas — I’ve been to Texas many times. Those Lone Star trips were confined to the habitat of American salesman. Cookie cutter hotels, training rooms, frigidly chilled convention centers, and that blast of Texas heat whenever you venture outside. A recent trip changed all that. I traveled from San Antonio through Uvalde to … Read more

Neighbors vow to keep fighting Boston, pro soccer team’s plans for White Stadium redevelopment

Neighbors and park advocates who unsuccessfully sought to stall the city and a professional women’s soccer team’s plans to restore and use Franklin Park’s White Stadium vowed to keep fighting both parties in court. Representatives from the Emerald Necklace Conservancy and a group of residents who joined their lawsuit against the city and Boston Unity … Read more

Pope Francis invites Gov. Maura Healey, Mayor Michelle Wu and other Bay State leaders to speak at Vatican Climate Summit

According to scientists at the Vatican, “the Climate Crisis is upon us” and it will get worse before it gets better. In light of that disconcerting finding and at the invitation of the Pope, Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, Bay State Climate Chief Melissa Hoffer, and UMass Boston Chancellor Marcelo Suárez-Orozco have … Read more

Boston city councilor sounds alarm over decision to allow unpermitted marathon with 200 runners

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 proposed commercial property tax shift sparks on Council

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

Don’t strangle Boston’s golden goose, Chamber president tells Mayor

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

Michelle Wu rolls out $4.6 billion budget to Boston City Council with property tax warning

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

Boston pushing for 15-20 mph citywide speed limit after pedestrian deaths

In the wake of two pedestrian fatalities, including the death of a 4-year-old girl, over the past week, the Boston City Council plans to explore a citywide reduction of the speed limit from 25 to 20 mph to enhance street safety.  Subscribe to continue reading this article. Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Pioneer … Read more

Mayor Michelle Wu’s ‘Wutopia’ has no cars, empty skyscrapers

No cars. Empty skyscrapers. Fossil fuels banned. Major businesses fleeing the city. Vacant downtown. This is the Wutopia that Boston Mayor Michelle Wu wants, her vision to transform the city. Mayors like Kevin White, Ray Flynn and Tom Menino helped build Boston, and she could be presiding over its dismantling. Wu is overseeing a commercial … Read more

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu a no-show to North End meeting on outdoor dining

North End restaurateurs behind a lawsuit claiming the city has shown ill-will toward them by imposing restrictions on outdoor dining will have to wait longer to meet with the mayor to discuss how they can find a compromise. Hundreds of community members – restaurant owners, employees and residents – from the neighborhood packed Saint Joseph’s … Read more