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No. 10-1 Fire Arbitration Award Should Not Be Approved June 1, 2010 Fire Contract
No. 09-3 Boston Approves Balanced FY10 Budget: City may face more difficult financial challenges in FY11 August 6, 2009 Finances
No.09-2 Change for Mayor's $2.4Billion FY10 Budget June 3, 2009 Finances
No. 09-1 Personnel Level Unsustainable Amid Fiscal Stress March 20, 2009 Personnel
No. 08-3 Question 1 Threatens Basic City Services October 27, 2008 Finance
No. 08-2 Rising Personnel Costs are Cause for Concern July 22, 2008 Employees
No. 08-1 Time for Drug Testing for Firefighters January 16, 2008 Fire
No. 07-4 Boston’s Property Taxes In Limbo: Legislature should restore classification law to pre-2004 status October 2, 2007 Assessing
No. 07-3 Boston's Classification At Crossroads: The Business Tax Ceiling Should be Reduced to 175% in FY08 July 10, 2007 Assessments
No. 07-2 Boston's Employee Earnings in 2006: Higher Earnings Put More Focus on the Affordability of Generous Benefits June 25, 2007 Salaries
No. 07-1 Caution Ahead - Boston's Rising Personnel Costs April 26, 2007 Personnel
No. 06-3 Boston’s FY07 Budget Is Set, Concerns Loom July 26, 2006 City Finance
No. 06-2 Boston's Property Values Trend Closer: Further Tax Shift To Residential Property Still Likely May 22, 2006 Assessments
No. 06-1 Boston's Personnel Spending Surges Despite Employee Cuts March 15, 2006 Personnel
No. 05-2 Boston's $2 Billion Budget: Employee Driven Spending Causes Tight Operations July 13, 2005 City Finance
No. 05-1 Boston's Tax Levy Shift Continues February 15, 2005 Assessments
No. 04-4 Boston's Fiscal 2005 Budget - Limited Growth Goes To Contracts, Benefits July 7, 2004 City Finance
No. 04-3 Boston's Workforce At Lowest Level In Seven Years May 11, 2004 Employees
No. 04-2 Funding Boston's Collective Bargaining Contracts April 29, 2004 Collective Bargaining
No. 04-1 Boston's Shifting Tax Burden in Fiscal 2004: The potential Impact to Homeowners & Businesses January 8, 2004 Classification
No. 03-8 Boston's Shrinking Workforce December 1, 2003 Employees
No. 03-7 Restorations Stabilize Boston's FY04 Budget August 6, 2003 City Finances
No. 03-6 New Quinn Bill Reform Depends On Senate May 27, 2003 Police
No. 03-5 Boston's FY04 Recommended Budget: Basic Services Provided, State Aid May Grow May 19, 2003 City Finances
No. 03-4 Fiscal 2004 School Budget Scaled Back: Core Academics Will Be Maintained April 30, 2003 School Finance
No. 03-3 Time to Replace the Quinn Bill April 28, 2003 Police
No. 03-2 Boston Halts Workforce Growth April 3, 2003 Employees
No. 03-1 Setting Boston's Fiscal 2003 Tax Rates Creates Levy Shift January 31, 2003 City Finances
No. 02-3 Boston’s FY 2003 Budget: Tighter But Still Full Service July 10, 2002 City Finance
No. 02-2 Boston in FY2003: Setting Priorities & Managing Better June 18, 2002 City Finances
No. 02-1 Implementing The Boston Teachers’ Contract: Process Is Generally Successful But Key Opportunities Missed March 1, 2002 Union Contract
No. 01-5 Do You Know The Facts About Boston? December 17, 2001 Facts
No. 01-4 First Steps Taken For Fire Department Reform.: A Costly Framework is Set—Management Must Now Respond. November 14, 2001 Fire
No. 01-3 CPA: Well Meaning But Not Good Public Policy October 31, 2001 Housing
No. 01-2 Community Preservation Act in Boston: Imperfect Act Comes At Difficult Time October 25, 2001 Housing
No. 01-1 Improving The Boston Fire Department: A Three Step Approach to Bring About Needed Change May 15, 2001 Fire
No. 00-3 Managing The Teachers’ Contract: City Pays to Improve Hiring Flexibility, Implementation Now Key October 31, 2000 Union Contract
No. 00-2 Hiring Flexibility Needed in BTU Contract: Internal Hiring Process Too Rigid, Remains Key Obstacle in School Reform October 6, 2000 Union Contract
No. 00-1 Boston FY 2001 Budget: Challenges of Managing in a Time Of Higher Expectations. May 17, 2000 City Finance
No. 99-2 FY 2000 School Department Budget Financial Uncertainly Looms—BPS to Implement New Transition Programs June 2, 1999 School Finance
No. 99-1 Boston’s FY 2000 Budget:  Grows Despite State Aid Shift June 2, 1999 City Finance
No. 98-4 Boston’s Linkage Program:  A New Approach To Managing Linkage Funds For Housing and Job Training November 5, 1998 Linkage
No. 98-3 Raising The Bar For Education In Boston Stakes Are High for Students, Teachers and Taxpayers April 8, 1998 Schools
No. 98-2 The Funding Of A Convention Center Financing is Feasible for Boston March 9, 1998 Convention Center
No. 98-1 Don’t Handcuff Boston’s Police Commissioner January 7, 1998 Police
No. 97-4 The Boston Convention and Exhibition Center: Financing Is Sufficiently Secure; City is More at Risk October 20, 1997 Convention Center
No. 97-3 The FY 1998 School Department Budget ~ Time for Multi-Year Investment To Show Results June 9, 1997 School Finances
No.97-3 FACT SHEET FY 1998 School Budget At A Glance June 9, 1997 Schools
No. 97-2 The Ups and Downs of Boston’s Workforce March 25, 1997 Employees
No. 97-1 Comparing Boston’s School Committee Structure January 23, 1997 Schools
No. 96-4 Boston Medical Center/The Right Choice But The Real Work Is Just Beginning July 30, 1996 Hospital
No. 96-3 FY 1997 BPS Budget: What does $468.9 million buy? June 13, 1996 School Finance
No. 96-2 Boston FY 1997 Budget: Poised for Change? May 23, 1996 City Finance
No. 96-1 City Post Large Increase In Workforce February 26, 1996 Employees
No. 95-5 Boston School Budget: Fiscal Challenges This Year, Budget Changes Next Year November 13, 1995 School Finance
No. 95-4 The City of Boston’s FY 1996 Budget July 21, 1995 City Finance
No. 95-3 The New Boston Public Health Network Should be Approved June 29, 1995 Hospital
No. 95-2 Test Your Knowledge of Boston March 22, 1995 Facts
No. 95-1 City of Boston’s Workforce Increases by 297 in 1994 March 14, 1995 Employees
No. 94-8 Salary Raise Ordinances Should be Amended December 19, 1994 Salaries
No. 94-7 New Schools in Boston: Charter and Pilot Options November 29, 1994 Schools
No. 94-6 Research Bureau Opposes Question Question 1: Regulating Spending On Ballot Question Campaigns October 31, 1994 Election
No. 94-5 The Politics and Process of Pay Raises for City Council and Mayor August 17, 1994 Salaries
No. 94-4 The City of Boston's FY 1995 Budget The Menino Administration Puts Its Imprint On City Government July 22, 1994 City Finance
No. 94-3 City Budget Is Balanced, Structural Gap Remains March 25, 1994 City Finance
No. 94-2 City of Boston's Workforce Continues To Decline February 28, 1994 Employees
No. 94-1 The Impact of Boston City Hospital In Securing Boston's Financial Health - Conclusions From A Financial Assessment February 9, 1994 Hospital
No. 93-1 Change, Yes -- Fundamental Change, No ~ 1993 Mayoral Candidates Response to Boston's Financial Situation October 27, 1993 Election
No. 92-4 Boston Ends FY 1992 With A Surplus December 14, 1992 City Finance
No. 92-3 Boston's FY 1993 Budget, Where The Money Comes From, Where The Money Goes June 4, 1992 City Finance
No. 92-2 Boston Facts & Figures Test May 20, 1992 Facts
No. 92-1 Boston's Work Force Declines in Each Of The Last Three Years February 19, 1992 Employees
No. 91-5 City Slow Off The Block In Reducing Work Force November 6, 1991 Employees
No. 91-4 Recent Local Aid Cuts Put Boston's Budget Out of Balance August 1, 1991 City Finance
No. 91-3 Boston Personnel Update - A Look After Six Months of 1991 July 25, 1991 Employees
No. 91-2 Boston's Budget Problem In FY 1992 April 4, 1991 City Finance
No. 91-1 Boston's Work Force Declines For Second Consecutive Year March 21, 1991 Employees
No. 90-5 The Impact of Question 3 on the City of Boston October 31, 1990 Taxes
No. 90-4 Bureau Reaffirms Support for Appointed School Committee September 6, 1990 Schools
No. 90-3 The Boston Facts & Figures Test July 2, 1990 Facts
No. 90-2 Boston's Work Force Decreased in 1989: More Cuts To Come in 1990 May 4, 1990 Employees
No. 90-1 Collective Bargaining Forces Difficult Choices for Boston February 17, 1990 Union Contract - City Finance
No. 89-4 Bureau Supports Appointed School Committee July 26, 1989 Schools
No. 89-3 Boston's Work force levels Off After Two Years of Rapid Growth May 9, 1989 Employees
No. 89-2 The City of Boston and The Proposition 2 1/2 Limit(s) April 6, 1989 Proposition 2 1/2
No. 89-1 Boston Faces Tough Budget Challenge in 1990 March 15, 1989 City Finance
No. 88-6 Management of Boston's Overtime December 16, 1988 City Finance
No. 88-5 Bo$ton By The Numbers October 18, 1988 Facts
No. 88-4 Time to Revise School Budget and Funding Strategy June 2, 1988 School Finance
No. 88-3 City Must exercise Caution in Adding New Employees to Payroll March 14, 1988 Employees
No. 88-2 The School Department Budget: A Moving Target February 8, 1988 School Finance
No. 88-1 Managing Attendance Should Continue to be a High Priority January 5, 1988 Employees
No. 87-4 Boston Moves to Improve School Governance and Accountability October 21, 1987 Schools
No. 87-3 City Increased Work Force in FY 1987 September 17, 1987 Employees
No. 87-2 The Facts and Figures of Boston's Government June 24, 1987 Facts
No. 87-1 FY 1988 School Budget May 8, 1987 School Finance
No. 86-5 The Spiraling School Budget December 19, 1986 School Finance
No. 86-4 Boston Salary Structure Needs Periodic Review July 17, 1986 Salaries
No. 86-3 Boston School Department's FY 1987 Preliminary Budget June 12, 1986 School Finance
No. 86-2 Boston Must Recommit Itself To The Managing Attendance Program  June 4, 1986 Employees
No. 86-1 Boston Personnel Changes In 1985 March 13, 1986 Employees
No. 85-3 Boston Facts & Figures October 2, 1985 Facts
No. 85-2 Scope Of Boston's Fiscal Problem (Part II) May 28, 1985 City Finance
No. 85-1 Scope Of Boston's Fiscal Problem (Part I) April 23, 1985 City Finance
No. 84-10 Boston's Personnel Reduction Program December 14, 1984 Employees
No. 84-9 Four Stage Plan Needed To Address Long-Range Revenue Imbalances September 25, 1984 City Finance
No. 84-8 Boston's First Billion Dollar Budget Faces Large Shortfall August 2, 1984 City Finance
No. 84-7 Reexamining the Role, Compensation & Staffing of the Boston School Committee July 30, 1984 School
No. 84-6 Flynn Administration Personnel Reductions After 6 Months July 26, 1984 Employees
No. 84-5 The Boston School Budget for FY 1985: Debate Between Strengthening Programs & The City's Ability to Pay May 17, 1984 School Finance
No. 84-4 The Flynn Administration and First Quarter Personnel Changes: A Good First Step Better Reporting Needed April 26, 1984 Employees
No. 84-3 City Council Needs Strong Central Staff March 22, 1984 City Council
No. 84-2 Spending-Down Nonessential Reserves - An Update February 17, 1984 City Finance
No. 84-1 A Deficit in the Making January 12, 1984 City Finance
No. 83-6 Personnel Reductions Needed to Address Shortfalls September 16, 1983 Employees
No. 83-5 A Fiscal Affairs Agenda For the Next Mayor August 30, 1983 Election
No. 83-4 Boston Faces Estimated Shortfall This Year July 27, 1983 City Finance
No. 83-3 Questions For The Candidates For Mayor, 1983 April 29, 1983 Election
No. 83-2 The Boston City Budget At the Three Quarter Mark March 29, 1983 City Finance
No. 83-1 Changes In Boston's Personnel Levels March 11, 1983 Employees
No. 82-9 Getting Boston's Solid Waste Out of the Dumps November 17, 1982 Public Works
No. 82-8 Down the Homestretch on Revaluation & Classification October 26, 1982 Assessments
No. 82-7 Not Out of the Woods Yet - Financial Problems Coming in FY 1984 Require Budgets Cuts Now September 2, 1982 City Finance
No. 82-6 The Mayor's FY 1983 Budget Recommendations July 16, 1982 City Finance
No. 82-5 The State of the Boston Public Schools Part 4 -- School Staffing May 14, 1982 School Employees
No. 82-4 Broadening Boston's Tax Base -  New Source Should Be Made Available to Boston April 21, 1982 Taxes
No. 82-3 Boston's Personnel Reduction Program: Good Efforts After One Year Should Be Maintained February 26, 1982 Employees
No. 82-2 The State of Boston Public Schools A Pessimistic Diagnosis by the Numbers Part III -- School Facilities February 10, 1982 Schools
No. 82-1 1982 Tax Rate: $230.90 -- The Other Side of Proposition 2 1/2 -- A Cut of $4.80 January 12, 1982 Taxes
No. 81-12 Boston Faces $30 Million Appropriation Deficit October 12, 1981 City Finance
No. 81-11 The State of the Boston Public Schools Park II -- Pupil Enrollments September 17, 1981 Schools
No. 81-10 Boston's 1981 Personnel Reduction Program A Second Look after Six Months September 16, 1981 Employees
No. 81-9 The State of the Boston Public Schools Part I -- Finances September 1, 1981 Schools
No. 81-8 Recycling Surplus Schools August 10, 1981 Schools
No. 81-7 What Can Be Done To Control School Sending July 28, 1981 Schools
No. 81-6 Boston Ends FY1981 With Strong Cash Position July 17, 1981 City Finance
No. 81-5 Boston's 1981 Personnel Reduction Program June 16, 1981 Employees
No. 81-4 Boston's School System In Crisis: How Should It Be Restructured May 21, 1981 Schools
No. 81-3 Time For Boston To Call In Its Markers From The State April 10, 1981 City Finance
No. 81-2 School Absenteeism - It's Not just for Kids Anymore February 16, 1981 School Employees
No. 81-1 Can Boston Service the First-Year Impact of Proposition 2 1/2? January 28, 1981 City Finance/ Proposition 2 1/2
No. 101 1981 Tax Rate: $272.70 But On The Way Down December 30, 1980 Taxes
No. 100 Time To Pay The Piper December 16, 1980 City Finance
No. 99 Stronger Financial Control System Needed For Boston November 25, 1980 School Finance
No. 98 Proposition 2 1/2: Impact on Boston October 27, 1980 Proposition 2 1/2
No. 97 City of Boston Employees -- How Many Are There? October 7, 1980 Employees
No. 96 Mayor and School Committee Must Compromise On School Budget September 3, 1980 School Finance
No. 95 State Rental of County Court Facilities: A Case of Injustice to Cities and Towns May 12, 1980 City Finance
No. 94 Condominium Conversion in Boston: A Significant Tax Benefit to the City April 1, 1980 Taxes
No. 93 Boston School Department Central Reorganization II: More People, Increased Costs During 17 Month Process December 28, 1979 School Finance
No. 92 Personnel, Spending Must be Cut To Avoid Another City Budget Deficit December 5, 1979 Employees
No. 91 1980 Tax Rate: $252.90 For The Last Time October 25, 1979 Taxes
No. 90 Boston Does It Again: Budget Overspent by $18.3 Million in FY 1979 October 4, 1979 City Finance
No. 89 Boston School Department Central Reorganization: Promised Savings Not Yet Met; Personnel and Costs Increased August 9, 1979 School Finance
No. 88 Questions for the Candidates July 25, 1979 Election
No. 87 House and Senate Budgets: A $9 Tax Rate for Boston June 22, 1979 Taxes
No. 86 Boston Water and Sewer Commission Underrated: Inherited Financial and Operational Problems Being Addressed May 8, 1979 Water & Sewer
No. 85 Balance Sheet on the City's Audit: No Change In The Bottom Line for Taxpayers April 27, 1979 City Finance
No. 84 If It Takes Forever, The Court Won't Wait For You: Boston School Committee Again Postpones School Closings March 20, 1979 Schools
No. 83 Nobody Does It Like You, Boston: Problems with the Budget Appropriation and Expenditure Control System February 22, 1979 City Finance
No. 82 Boston's Sick Leave Program: The $16.3 Million Patient is in Serious Condition and Requires Constant Supervision November 28, 1978 Employees
No. 81 1979 Tax Rate Stays at $252.90 for Third Year October 17, 1978 Taxes
No. 80 Boston's State Legislators: The Record for 1977-1978 September 12, 1978 Election
No. 79 City Can Cut Tax Rate in FY 1979 by $4-5, Bureau States August 28, 1978 Taxes
No. 78 It's August First: Do You Know What Your Budget Is? August 1, 1978 City Finance
No. 77 Tax-Exempt Property a Boston Burden: State and Private Payments in Lieu of Taxes Needed July 14, 1978 Tax Exempt Property
No. 76 Boston School Superintendent May Get Real Management Power: School Reorganization Plan Passes Committee, City Council May 12, 1978 Schools
No. 75 Boston Taken for a Ride: Growing MBTA deficit Allocated Unfairly April 27, 1978 City Finance
No. 74 Ignoring the Problem of Excess Schools: The Inadequacy of the Unified Facilities Plan March 21, 1978 Schools
No. 73 City Payroll Trimmed by 1,118 in 1977 -- With a Little Help March 7, 1978 Employees
No. 72 City Council Vote: Will the Charles Street Jail Issue Finally be Resolved? January 23, 1978 County Corrections
No. 71 Facing Up to the Problem of Excess Schools: Why Nineteen Boston Elementary Schools Should be Closed Now November 14, 1977 Schools
No. 70 Bureau Supports Strengthened Finance Commission November 7, 1977 City Finance
No. 69 1978 Tax Rate Stays at $252.90--Here's Why September 30, 1977 Taxes
No. 68 City's Spending Reduction Program Falls Short of Goal September 12, 1977 City Finance
No. 67 Watch-Dog Days Report August 15, 1977 City Finance
No. 66 City Fiscal Year Ends with Good News, Bad News June 29, 1977 City Finance
No. 65 Water and Sewer Services: A Financial Drain On Boston May 19, 1977 Water & Sewer
No. 64 There's No Such Thing As A Free Lunch: The Boston's School Lunch Program May 4, 1977 Schools
No. 63 Compulsory and Binding Arbitration: A Costly Experiment March 3, 1977 Union Contract
   


       
       
       
       
       
       
 
   
 
   
       
 

 

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