Mayor Brandon Johnson surrenders budget fight, will not veto opponents’ package

Mayor Brandon Johnson announced Tuesday he will not veto the 2026 budget passed by aldermen, conceding a historic struggle that reached the brink of a government shutdown and burned his goodwill with the City Council.

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