{"id":2256666,"date":"2024-05-31T12:28:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-31T16:28:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/boston-mayor-michelle-wu-wants-children-to-vote-on-citys-budget\/"},"modified":"2024-05-31T12:35:03","modified_gmt":"2024-05-31T16:35:03","slug":"boston-mayor-michelle-wu-wants-children-to-vote-on-citys-budget","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/boston-mayor-michelle-wu-wants-children-to-vote-on-citys-budget\/","title":{"rendered":"Boston Mayor Michelle Wu advocates for children to have a say in the city&#8217;s budget"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fboston-mayor-michelle-wu-wants-children-to-vote-on-citys-budget%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2256666&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Boston\u200b Mayor Michelle\u2063 Wu&#8217;s proposal to\u200b involve children aged 11 and undocumented\u200c immigrants in the \u200ccity&#8217;s budget decisions\u200c has \u200bstirred controversy. While \u2062she aims to expand \u2063participatory budget voting, Boston City Councilor Ed Flynn \u200bcriticized the move as &#8220;tone-deaf&#8221;\u2064 and &#8220;inappropriate,&#8221; citing fiscal \u2064concerns amid revenue challenges and \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jason-smith-warns-that-higher-taxes-are-coming-if-biden-has-his-way\/\" title=\"Jason Smith cautions of impending tax hikes under Biden's agenda\">proposed tax \u2064increases<\/a> on commercial properties.\u200c Boston Mayor Michelle Wu&#8217;s plan \u200bto engage\u200b children as \u200cyoung as 11 \u200band undocumented immigrants in\u200b budget decisions has sparked debate. Despite her efforts to enhance participatory budgeting, Councilor Ed Flynn disapproves, labeling the move as insensitive and unsuitable. He raises\u200d fiscal worries amidst revenue strains \u2062and suggested commercial property tax hikes.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The mayor of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/boston\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Boston<\/a> is proposing for children as young as 11 and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/migrants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>illegal immigrants<\/a> to have a say in the city\u2019s budget. <\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, Mayor Michelle Wu, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Democrat<\/a>, announced during a city council committee meeting centered on her 2025 fiscal budget plan to expand participatory budget voting to those ineligible to vote in normal elections.<\/p>\n<p>Boston City Councilor Ed Flynn wrote a letter to Renato Castelo, the director of the Office of Participatory Budgeting, and called Wu\u2019s decision \u201ctone-deaf\u201d and \u201cinappropriate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDuring this time of great fiscal uncertainty \u2014 with a study warning that remote work policies and the city\u2019s declining commercial property values may cost us $500 million in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/backlash-from-inside-ben-jerrys-franchisees-losing-money-want-israel-boycott-gone\/\" title=\"Backlash From Inside Ben &#038; Jerry\u2019s: Franchisees Losing Money, Want Israel Boycott Gone\">revenue annually<\/a>, as well as a subsequent proposal to also tax commercial property at a higher rate \u2014 now more than ever, it is critical that we show the taxpayers of Boston that we take our financial responsibilities seriously,\u201d Flynn <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/05\/31\/us-news\/boston-mayor-michelle-wu-ripped-over-tone-deaf-plan-to-give-11-year-old-kids-undocumented-migrants-voting-powers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>wrote<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Bostonians were first granted the ability to decide how funds were allocated for a public budget in 2021, but this is the first time they will be able to exercise that power.<\/p>\n<p>Wu has allocated $2 million for the Office of Participatory Budgeting to use on community project ideas that residents will propose and vote on. Beginning in July, the office will open up the floor for citizens to propose ideas, and by the end of September, Wu will pick the top 15 community proposals, with voters narrowing it down to five options by vote in January. <\/p>\n<p>Some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chicago-gas-stations-partnering-with-armed-security-to-protect-customers-amid-carjacking-epidemic\/\" title=\"Chicago Gas Stations Partnering With Armed Security To Protect Customers Amid \u2018Carjacking Epidemic\u2019\">council members<\/a> are calling on Wu to increase the annual project to 1% of the budget \u2014 amounting to $40 million. <\/p>\n<p>Flynn is pushing to decrease the allocated amount for the participatory budget by $1.2 million for the fiscal year. <\/p>\n<p>Flynn wants to invest more in the Boston Police Crime Lab to work through a backlog of sexual assault kit testing and in the city\u2019s Inspectional Services Department to improve pest control inspections. <\/p>\n<p>Other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/far-left-cheers-as-homeless-group-seizes-hotel-near-tacoma-city-leaders-negotiating-with-group-as-police-refuse-to-intervene\/\" title=\"Far Left Cheers As Homeless Group Seizes Hotel Near Tacoma; City Leaders Negotiating With Group As Police Refuse To Intervene\">city council members<\/a>, such as Liz Breadon, see Wu\u2019s proposal as an opportunity to encourage greater civic engagement. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI do hope that it will lead to a more engaged citizenry going forward,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As the city works to pass a balanced budget, Massachusetts lawmakers have struggled to deal with the ballooning costs of housing migrants. This fiscal year, there was a $224 million shelter budget, and by next year, spending on migrant care is expected to approach $1 billion.<\/p>\n<p>The city\u2019s fiscal 2025 budget begins on July 1. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Boston&#8217;s Mayor, Michelle Wu, a Democrat, is pushing for children as young as 11 and undocumented immigrants to contribute to the city&#8217;s budget decisions. During a city council committee meeting on her 2025 fiscal budget plan, she proposed including them in participatory budget voting, extending involvement beyond eligible voters<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2542,"featured_media":2256667,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP24137567773997.jpg.optimal.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2256666","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP24137567773997.jpg.optimal.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2256666","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2542"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2256666"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2256666\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2256667"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2256666"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2256666"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2256666"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}