Mayor Brandon Johnson speaks at a news conference on April 1, 2025. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

Mayor Brandon Johnson unveiled a revised version of his corporate head tax proposal Tuesday that targets fewer and larger businesses and brings in less revenue but maintains most of the intended investments in community safety programs that target root causes of violence and crime and fund mental health services for first responders.  

The new version of the controversial proposal was released as the mayor and City Council try to break a stalemate and pass a city budget by Dec. 30 to avert a government shutdown. But opponents of the head tax were not swayed and vowed to push ahead with an alternative budget proposal, saying they were confident they still had a coalition of at least 26 people that would support a plan from them.