BOSTON — Boston's city councilors voted to give themselves a $12,000 pay raise just days before they face voters for re-election — though most are running unopposed.
The salary measure, which passed 9-4 on Wednesday, will boost the annual pay for a councilor by 14 percent to $99,500 from $87,500 currently. Councilors Ayanna Pressley, Michelle Wu, Charles Yancey and Josh Zakim voted against the raise, according to WBUR radio's website.
BOSTON – A decision from the state Senate on whether to pursue charter school expansion or leave the issue for Massachusetts voters to settle next year may not come until early January, Senate President Stanley Rosenberg (D-Amherst) said Wednesday after a private bipartisan meeting to weigh the pros and cons.
The Senate holds the trump card that will determine which path charter school advocates will have to walk to pursue expansion. While ballot petitioners can look to election day next year if the Senate declines to pursue a bill, proponents on Beacon Hill, including Gov. Charlie Baker, a Republican, have expressed their preference for legislative action.
