The changes reallocate specific amounts of funding from certain line items to others — a power voters gave the body in 2021 — but do not change the total amount of spending in the mayor’s budget proposal.
The amended budget now goes back to Wu, who can veto some, all, or none of the council’s amendments. Then the budget returns to the council, where a two-thirds majority is needed to override a mayoral veto.
Councilor Brian Worrell, chair of the Ways and Means Committee, oversaw the council’s budget process this year as well as last year. Speaking before his colleagues on Wednesday, Worrell commended the group for working together through about 124 hours of hearings and working sessions to develop and agree upon the bundle of amendments.
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“This process is not just about shifting dollars or line items on a paper,” Worrell said. . “We are reshaping systems and launching new initiatives that reflect our values.”
Many councilors on Wednesday praised Worrell for his leadership, and expressed excitement about the investments in the amendment package, which they said was a result of collaboration, compromise, and fiscal responsibility.
The councilors’ line item changes include redirecting:
$1.6 million for city housing vouchers
$1 million for youth jobs programs
$700,000 to go towards mental health services
$500,000 for college and career readiness grants
$450,000 for legal services for Boston Public Schools families facing eviction
$350,000 for legal support for immigrants
Wu did not say whether she intends to approve or reject the councilors’ amendments this time around.
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“I’ll look to review what those are, and we have a little window to return a budget if necessary or take further action,” Wu told reporters at an unrelated event Wednesday.
The council also voted to pass Wu’s proposed $1.58 billion budget for Boston Public Schools, and gave initial approval to $463 million in spending for capital projects, despite a small handful of councilors’ concerns with both. The council has until June 25, its last scheduled meeting before the start of the new fiscal year, to give final approval to the operating and capital budgets.
Tania Fernandes Anderson at the council meeting, where the council voted unanimously to approve amendments to the fiscal 2026 budget. Jonathan Wiggs/Globe Staff
Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson, who has pled guilty to two out of six federal corruption charges for orchestrating a kickback scheme while in office,
on Wednesday said she will step down after the council’s last meeting of the month on June 25. It will probably be around June 28, she said, when she intends to hold a town hall to roll out the 400-plus page handover packet she’s been working on, to help ensure continuity for her constituents and issue guidance for her eventual successor.
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Niki Griswold can be reached at niki.griswold@globe.com. Follow her @nikigriswold.
“No Kings” rallies are scheduled in Boston and across Massachusetts on Saturday and are expected to draw large crowds, organizers said.
Organized by the ACLU of Massachusetts, Indivisible Mass Coalition, and Mass 50501, the event is a mass mobilization in protest of the Trump administration.
The No Kings theme was created by the 50501 Movement, a national movement made up of Americans who stand for democracy and against what they call the authoritarian actions of the Trump administration. The name 50501 stands for 50 states, 50 protests, one movement.
“The Trump administration is trying to shred the Constitution; the No Kings movement is an unequivocal statement that we, the people, will not let that happen. This will be the third global No Kings Day, and it’s not just about protesting what’s wrong—it’s about building something better. We intend to show our power, build our power, and power a democracy that advances freedom, equality, justice, and dignity for all,” organizers wrote.
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The rally, one of thousands scheduled across the country this weekend, is planned for the Boston Common from 2 to 4 p.m. More than 100,000 people are expected to attend Boston’s rally. Other events are scheduled in Pittsfield, Northampton, Lancaster, Worcester, Framingham, Methuen, Lexington, and towns in southeastern Massachusetts and the Cape. For a map of No Kings events near you, click here.
Speakers include elected officials Attorney General Andrea Campbell, Gov. Maura Healey, Sen. Ed Markey and Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, and civic leaders Hessann Farooqi Marcelo Gomes Da Silva, Darlene Lombos, president of the Greater Boston Labor Council, Carol Rose, executive director of ACLU of Massachusetts, Jessica Tang, president of the American Federation of Teachers of Massachusetts, and others. It will be moderated by Rahsaan Hall, president and CEO of Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts.
There will also be performances by the Dropkick Murphys, Boston Area Brigade of Activist Musicians, BVOCAL Chorus, and Jimmy Tingle.
A previous No Kings rally in October drew massive crowds estimated in the tens of thousands.
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An aerial view of the crowd at Boston’s “No Kings” rally on the Common on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025.
ALLSTON, MASS. (WHDH) – Boston police are searching for a gunman who opened fire in Allston Thursday and left one person hurt.
Police responded to a radio call for a person shot in the area of Brighton Avenue at approximately 6:46 p.m. When officers arrived, they said they found a male “juvenile” suffering from a gunshot wound. The victim’s age has not been released.
Boston police said the shooter fled the scene and remains at large. No arrests have been made.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Boston police.
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