Boston City Council kills ethics committee push amid Fernandes Anderson corruption charges
The Boston City Council, tarred by federal public corruption charges leveled against Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson, ...
Healey adds to growing broker fee opposition on Beacon Hill and Boston City Council
State lawmakers and local officials want to see a new law stipulating that landlords who hire brokers be responsible for ...
Massachusetts Gov. Healey wants to ‘abolish’ tenant-paid broker’s fees, as Boston City Council eyes similar change
Governor Maura Healey called for the abolition of broker’s fees renters are often forced to pay when signing a lease ...
A committee report recommends leaning on foundations, grants, and public-private partnerships if federal climate dollars are rolled back.
With Donald Trump about to take office, Boston city councillors are brainstorming how the city might buoy its aggressive ...
Full docket for Boston City Council's start to 2025, from ethics to rats to schools
Boston City Council is back to work in 2025 following a rocky finish to 2024. The first meeting of the new year coming just weeks after federal authorities filed theft and wire fraud charges against ...
Looking down-ballot for Trump resistance
GOING LOCAL — Donald Trump’s imminent return to the White House alongside a Republican-led Congress in D.C. has some ...
Boston considering enhanced safety measures for events following New Orleans attack
The Boston City Council passed a hearing order to discuss enhanced safety measures for crowded events on Wednesday.
Facing lawsuit threat, North Providence’s loquacious mayor is silent, and the town is bracing for the fallout
Mayor Charlie Lombardi is accused of firing a city employee who refused to do work on the mayor’s personal property.
New Orleans to bring in former NYPD commissioner as security expert after terror attack
New Orleans is bringing on Bill Bratton, who has been the top cop in Boston, New York and Los Angeles, to counsel the city on ...
ICE blasts Boston: Feds say BPD refused 198 immigration detainer requests for ‘egregious crime’ in 2024, not 15
Federal authorities said the Boston Police Department refused to act on 198 immigration detainer requests last year, far ...
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Unanswered Questions About Boston’s Article 80 Reform
Where does this leave modernization of Boston’s development reviews at the start of 2025? There is not a clear answer. And this fall’s elections could throw a spanner into the works.
Shelter safety bleeds into budget talks
‘START SCREENING BETTER AT THE DOOR’ — The fallout from the arrest of an undocumented immigrant on gun and drug charges at a ...