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Research Bureau In the News

Hub voters give Marty Walsh the OK to decide yearly budget
Boston Herald Editorial | July 8, 2020

When it comes to BPD overtime cuts, councilors want detailed plan
By Danny McDonald | The Boston Globe | July 6, 2020

Councilor Lydia Edwards advocates charter change to give Boston City Council more budgetary power
By Danny McDonald | The Boston Globe | July 6, 2020

Power Play: Boston City Council would get more control over budget under proposal
By Rick Sobey | Boston Herald | July 6, 2020

6 Ideas Cities Can Use to Boost Their Economies
By Matthew Robare | E21 Manhattan Institute | June 26, 2020

Boston City Council budget vote remains uncertain before Wednesday’s meeting
By Sean Philip Cotter | Boston Herald | June 23, 2020

‘We were able to set a national tone,’ Mayor Walsh says of Boston’s response to the coronavirus
By Danny McDonald | The Boston Globe | June 16, 2020

Boston George Floyd protests wiping out coronavirus police overtime budget savings, Walsh says
By Sean Philip Cotter | Boston Herald | June 16,2020

Walsh: ‘We’re Going To Be Making Cuts’
WBUR News | June 15, 2020

‘Sober look’ at public payrolls urged as coronavirus bailouts tax system
By Joe Dwinell | Boston Herald | May 7, 2020

Coronavirus crisis could be ‘more like the Great Depression than the Great Recession’ according to Boston watchdog
By Sean Philip Cotter | Boston Herald | May 1, 2020

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