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City Council committee holding meetings to review annual budget, hear public testimony

Olga Benacerraf April 28, 2021
The recommended budget totals $3.75 billion, an increase of 3.9% over to FY21, which ends June 30.
A bus on Brookline Avenue in Boston. Mayor Martin Walsh unveiled a $5 million plan to improve the City’s transportation system. PHOTO BY MAGGIE LEONE/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Walsh administration to increase parking fines, implement transportation infrastructure

Michal Shvimer April 5, 2018
The City of Boston has not raised its parking ticket fines in 10 years — until now. Boston Mayor Martin Walsh announced Monday that he will allocate $5 million to improve infrastructure in the city as part of a new transportation plan for the upcoming fiscal year.
Boston Mayor Martin Walsh proposed in September a raise on his salary and 14 percent salary raise for city councilors, which will automatically become law if it is left untouched. PHOTO BY RODRIGO BONILLA/DFP FILE PHOTO

Boston City Councilors could get pay raise

Samantha J. Gross October 15, 2015

As Election Day approaches, members of the Boston City Council could get a 14 percent pay raise by leaving a proposal by Boston Mayor Martin Walsh untouched. Walsh proposed the raise on Sep. 2, which...

Boston Mayor Martin Walsh takes next step to improving nightlife

Daily Free Press Admin March 16, 2014

With the fast-approaching launch date of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s late-night hours, Boston Mayor Martin Walsh announced a plan to revamp the Boston nightlife scene by extending...

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