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City hall at dusk with concerned citizens protesting budget cuts and a downward trending budget graph symbolizing reduced funding.
Community

Local government budget cuts will cripple public services without transparency in 2026.

Mayor Wu proposed a 27 percent cut to the FY27 budget for the Mayor's Office of Arts & Culture, leaving programs in limbo despite calls for greater fiscal transparency, according to the Boston Art Rev

Derek Molina·June 27, 2026
A darkened community center and a strained hospital symbolize the severe impact of proposed 2026 budget cuts on local health services and community programs.
Services

2026 budget cuts will decimate local health services and community programs.

The President’s proposed FY 2026 budget slashes CDC funding by 53 percent, eliminating over 100 public health programs and critically weakening emergency preparedness.

Derek Molina·April 21, 2026