
Mayor Brandon Johnson said Friday he was opposed to job cuts, but by Sunday, his new budget plan proposed $3.8 million in staff reductions. Photo: Monica Eng/Axios After canceling Friday's budget vote due to a lack of alder support, Mayor Brandon Johnson has presented a new plan that cuts his, once $300 million, property tax hike to zero, according to sources close to the talks. Why it matters: The proposal eliminates the property tax hike through, among other things, staff cuts that Johnson had vehemently opposed but alders wanted. •...