Group set to debate Boston budget

Lawmakers are set to debate a budget for Boston.

MATT?MATT: ANTOINETTE, THERE IS A LOTAT STAKE TODAY.AND NOT JUST FOR ONE DEPARTMENT.LOST REVENUE DURING THE ONGOINGPANDEMIC HAS FORCED MAYOR WALSHTO SLASH SOME $65 MILLION FROMTHE CITY BUDGET.AND THE CITY IS STILL NOT SUREHOW STATE FUNDING WILL IMPACTHOW MUCH THEY’RE ABLE TOALLOCATE TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS.ISSUE HAS BEEN THE POLICBUDGET.MAYOR WALSH CUT $12 MILLION.BUT SOME SAY THAT’S NOT ENOUGH.AT 6:00 A.M.

ON SUNDAY MORNING,ACTIVISTS GATHERED AT WALSH’SHOME, AT ONE POINT KNOCKING ONHIS DOOR, AND CHANTING LOUDLY.THE MAYOR’S OFFICE DID NOTCOMMENT ON THE PROTEST, BUTWE’RE TOLD HE DID GO AROUND TOHIS NEIGHBORS, APOLOGIZING FORTHE EARLY DISTURBANCE ONFATHER’S DAY.HE CERTAINLY MAY FACE A FIGHT ONTHIS ISSUE.MOST CITY COUNCILORS ALSO WANTTO SEE A 10% CUT FROM THE POLICEBUDGET.TODAY’S HEARING IS SET FOR9:30 THIS MORNIN