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Weekly Transcript Round-Up for 6/20/25
City Hall's annual economic report "highlight ongoing uncertainties"; School Cmte evaluates Skipper & gets exam school admissions update, Council…
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Weekly Transcript Round-Up for 6/13/25
No veto from Wu on Council's .19% change to $4.8B budget; New investigation in City Hall scandal announced via letter to Council; Durkan interrupts…
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Weekly Transcript Round-Up for 6/06/25
Council approves Mayor Wu's $4.6B budget with <$8M in changes; Unanimous support for budget amendments complicates Wu's veto math; Louijeune & Bok…
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NEW OFFICE VALUES REPORT: Boston faces $1.4B-$2.1B in lost CRE revenue
A year of new data make the findings from BPI & cSPA's February 2024 report look "outdated and overly optimistic" according to BPI & cSPA's new June…
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TODAY: Council to vote on Boston's FY26 Budget, budget amendments
Today's votes will send the budget back to Mayor Wu for approval or vetoes
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FY26 BUDGET SEASON: Preview of 6/02-6/06 Council Action
Scheduled hearings are over; Budget amendment debates are in full swing; Council turns public attention to hot-button political issues
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May 2025

Weekly Transcript Round-Up for 5/30/25
Council & Wu aide spar over "toxic workplace" allegation & lack of input on bike lane pullback; Council President Louijeune changes course, allows…
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FY26 BUDGET SEASON: Preview of 5/27-5/30 Hearings & Meetings
Final wk of FY26 budget hearings; Bosses of recently fired City Hall staffer both testifying & presiding at Council; Collecting Division face hearing…
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Weekly Transcript Round-Up for 5/23/25
An usually frank description of the challenges facing a youth jobs program stands out in this week's budget hearings
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FY26 BUDGET SEASON: Preview of 5/19-5/22 Hearings
This week's hearing include how Boston's budget addresses the housing crisis, bike & bus Lanes, and White Stadium
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Weekly Transcript Round-Up for 5/16/25
This week the Council hears abt Planning & Police, debates Ranked Choice Voting & how to respond to Tania Fernandes Anderson's guilty plea
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FY26 BUDGET SEASON: Preview of 5/15's Boston Police Hearings
Skyrocketing BPD pay, slow civilian flagwaver rollout, & overtime costs expected to be top issues
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