Chicago’s city council narrowly approves a new city budget that avoids a property tax hike
WBEZ News · WBEZ Chicago
December 17, 20244m 42s
Audio is streamed directly from the publisher (podcast-stream.wbez.org) as published in their RSS feed. Play Podcasts does not host this file. Rights-holders can request removal through the copyright & takedown page.
Show Notes
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson passed his $17-billion dollar budget in a narrow 27 to 23 vote yesterday (mon).
That’s after a drawn out process that many say has caused fractures in the City Council.
The final budget avoids a property tax increase, but relies on cuts to some progressive programs. It increases taxes and fees on plastic bags and streaming services.
Johnson had to make significant changes to his original proposal amid stiff pushback.
WBEZ’s Mariah Woelfel sat down with the mayor after the budget vote.
HOST: DIXON