Wu rejects $1.4 million in Boston city council budget changes, saying it's to save jobs

Wu rejects $1.4 million in Boston city council budget changes, saying it's to save jobs

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu rejected $1.4 million of the $11.8 million in additional funding the city council was seeking for programs related to seniors, immigrants and the arts.

Warning of layoffs, Wu moves to reverse city council cut to transportation staff in $4.9 billion budget plan - The Boston Globe

Wu wrote Wednesday that the council's move to cut the transportation department’s personnel budget “would require layoffs across multiple divisions."

Wu reverses City Council cuts to Transportation Department personnel in amended $4.9 billion budget proposal

Budget season is almost over. On Wednesday morning, Mayor Michelle Wu returned an updated Fiscal Year 2027 budget to the City Council, accepting all the body’s amendments except a $1.4 million cut to the Boston Transportation Department (BTD). In a letter to the council, Wu explained that the proposed cut would require layoffs across the [...] The post Wu reverses City Council cuts to Transportation Department personnel in amended $4.9 billion b…

Advocates thank Mayor Wu for restoring BTD personnel funding, ask council to affirm move

MEDIA STATEMENTJUNE 17, 2026 Boston Transportation Advocates Thank Mayor Wu for Protecting Critical Staff, Urge City Council to Affirm Move and Prevent Layoffs “We thank Mayor Wu for moving to reverse the $1.4 million cut to the transportation department’s personnel…