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'A non-starter': Mayor Johnson faces budget revolt from 28 City Council members
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Battle lines are being drawn over the Chicago budget and on Tuesday, a majority of city alders signed on to a letter telling Mayor Brandon Johnson they will not back his proposal as written.
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Now that the Midterm elections are over, Chicago political watchers are looking towards an expected budget fight and the 2027 municipal elections. Mayor Brandon Johnson had both in mind today, when he held a campaign style-event with the Department of Streets and Sanitation, trimming trees on the ci…
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s proposed budget faces opposition from 28 City Council members, who say it needs major changes to win approval. Chicago budget vote opposition The Budget Accountability Coalition outlined its concerns in a letter to Johnson on Tuesday.
Mayor Brandon Johnson built his pre-election budget around a revival of his failed corporate head tax, defying a warning from the City Council majority that rewrote his budget last year. On Tuesday, 28 members of that same coalition drew and even wider line in the sand.
A coalition of Chicago City Council members is warning Mayor Brandon Johnson that his proposed budget does not have enough support to pass and must be revised, as budget hearings conclude and negotiations enter a new phase.
Battle lines are being drawn over the Chicago budget and on Tuesday, a majority of city alders signed on to a letter telling Mayor Brandon Johnson they will not back his proposal as written.
'A non-starter': Mayor Johnson faces budget revolt from 28 City Council members | Since Then
