Some councilors argued a rejection would send a powerful message to Mayor Wu, while others said it would be irresponsible.
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With frustration mounting over cuts included in Mayor Michelle Wu’s budget proposal for the next fiscal year, some members of the Boston City Council have been floating the idea of rejecting her proposal outright in an effort to pressure her to increase spending.
That debate exploded into the open at the body’s meeting this week, when a motion to vote on and reject Wu’s proposal failed to pass. But the councilors in attendance were evenly split, revealing significant divisions among the members over when and how to push back against Wu…