Boston mayoral race is on, and the gloves are off
"For Kraft to start his campaign off with disparaging, dismissive rhetoric feels disrespectful," writes one observer. Another ...
Boston Licensing Board approves 37 new liquor licenses
These establishments, which include 28 that received approval earlier in the day on Thursday, span neighborhoods across ...
Boston issues 37 new liquor licenses spreading across East Boston, Jamaica Plain, Dorchester and more
The Boston Licensing Board approved 37 new liquor licenses throughout the city Thursday as part of an initiative to promote ...
Boston is losing a bus lane. Here’s where.
We have heard from community members that this needs to be changed,” Mayor Michelle Wu said of a controversial bus lane on ...
City Council passes Wu’s tax proposal for third time
Wu's plan would shift the property tax burden onto commercial real estate, away from homeowners. It now heads to the State ...
Michelle Wu says she was not involved in $253,000 severance payout to Michael Flaherty after dismissal from Boston Water and Sewer
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu said she was not involved in a separation agreement between the Water and Sewer Commission and its fired general counsel Michael Flaherty that includes $253,670 in ...
Senate to vote on vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s bid to become nation’s health secretary
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate is expected to vote Thursday on the confirmation of Robert F. Kennedy Jr ., a prominent lawyer and vocal vaccine critic, as the nation’s health secretary, controlling $1.7 ...
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Wu assessing risks 'from the federal government'
In a Jan. 27 letter to Wu, U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer of Kentucky said his panel was "investigating sanctuary jurisdictions across the United States ...
Boston to remove bus lane from congested Boylston Street, Mayor Wu informs Back Bay
The decision comes as Wu faces a political challenge built partially on opposition to some of her transportation policies.
Boston’s mayor had a baby in an election year. Will it help her or hurt her?
Is having a baby an asset or a liability on the campaign trail? Three working mothers unpack Boston Mayor Michelle Wu’s ...
Mayor Wu ditched controversial Boston bus lane. ‘Curious timing,’ Kraft campaign says
A week after challenger Josh Kraft hit Mayor Michelle Wu over her development of bus and bike lanes, the mayor announced the ...
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Simmons responds to ICE reportedly targeting Boston for potential mass deportations
With President Trump’s inauguration on January 20, states were thrown into disarray with new immigration policies. Among ...