With property tax and mayoral election debates already underway in Boston, a top business leader plans Tuesday night to urge Mayor Michelle Wu and the City Council to slow spending growth and tap reserves for strategic priorities without implementing budget cuts.
After one of his first public appearances at the State House since formal sessions ended on July 31, House Speaker Ron Mariano defended the Legislature’s right to make laws throughout the two-year session, telling reporters that it doesn’t matter to him whether major bills get done before or after November’s election.
The two sides warring over Boston Mayor Michelle Wu’s property tax shift proposal huddled in Senate President Karen Spilka’s office Thursday afternoon, but emerged with no sign of an agreement.
The political tug-of-war over Boston Mayor Michelle Wu’s proposal to raise commercial property tax rates continued on Beacon Hill and Boston City Hall Wednesday, showing the issue is far from dead.
Senate President Karen Spilka reacted sharply after Boston Mayor Michelle Wu suggested Boston homeowners would have the Senate to blame if state lawmakers don’t pass her proposal to temporarily hike the city’s commercial property tax rate.
The top Senate Democrat had pointed words for her House colleague that could have implications for a vote on a proposed Boston commercial tax rate increase.
