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A state senator is seeking a change in Massachusetts law that would strip the Boston City Council of its authority to approve public safety grants, after the body’s “embarrassing” vote to reject $13.3 million in federal counter-terrorism funding.
In a blistering op-ed for the Boston Herald , Howie Carr called the 'electeds of color' event a 'Wu Klux Klan gathering' - and called out liberals for ignoring the scandal.
The Democrat continued to downplay the scandal that has erupted over the segregated party on Friday, as she shared the group photo on her Instagram .
The initiative seeks to allow immigrants who are not US citizens but live and pay taxes in Boston to participate in municipal elections. The sponsors say that immigrants with “legal status” constitute more than a quarter of Boston’s population and pay on average $2.3 billion in taxes annually.
The Boston City Council approved a home rule petition that grants immigrants with “legal status” the ability to vote in local elections, over concerns that the move could jeopardize their path to attaining full citizenship.