After tense debate, Boston City Council passes Mayor Wu’s tax shift legislation for third time
After four hours of tense debate and a series of failed amendments, the Boston City Council overwhelmingly approved a mayoral ...
Mayor Michelle Wu was ‘not involved’ in severance package talks between Flaherty and Boston Water and Sewer Commission
Former Boston City Councilor Michael Flaherty agreed to a $254k severance package after he was fired from his role as general ...
Robert Terrell, architect of Boston’s key fair housing rule, dies at 73
An advocate for fair housing and other civic causes for decades, Robert Terrell saw how affordable housing fit into the ...
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu slams Josh Kraft’s housing plan, ‘fake rent control’ pitch
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu bashed her opponent Josh Kraft’s new housing plan, saying that his “fake rent control” pitch was ...
‘The Gulf of Weymouth?’ Local mayor wants to make the South Shore ‘great again’
Weymouth Mayor Bob Hedlund, with tongue firmly planted in cheek, wrote an executive order to rename Higham Bay to the Gulf of ...
Boston removing Back Bay dedicated bus lane, starting comprehensive review of recent streets changes
A Back Bay dedicated bus lane will be removed as a first step in a neighborhood-guided city revamp of streets and a first ...
Boston mayoral candidate Josh Kraft unveils plan to increase housing affordability, outlines optional rent control proposal
Boston mayoral candidate Josh Kraft unveiled a plan that he says would improve housing access and affordability for more ...
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 infrastructure policies.
Wu to wipe out Back Bay bus lane as part of larger review
Wu has initiated a review of the city’s bike and bus lanes, starting with the elimination of a bus lane on Boylston Street in ...
Dems (mostly) in array on shelter changes
Fourteen months and a few shelter debates later, Gov. Maura Healey and Democrats in the House and Senate were (mostly) in alignment as each approved the latest set of restrictions on the state’s ...
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Boston City Council approves a new version of Wu's tax cut measure
The measure now goes back to the State House, where the Senate killed a similar measure last year, leading to a large tax increase for homeowners.
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Opinion— An elected school committee is a bad idea, and here is why
This approach aims to balance expertise, community representation, and diversity, ensuring that the school committee reflects the city’s population as well as that of the district’s students while ...