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 ...
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 ...
Mayor Wu responds after library worker battling cancer says she was denied sick time
Employees at the Boston Public Library are trying to help their co-worker undergoing cancer treatment by donating their sick time.
Mayor Wu says city will remove bus lane on Boylston Street in Back Bay
The bus lane was installed in 2022 as a temporary measure for shuttle buses during an Orange Line shutdown and was made ...
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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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Massachusetts’ 2nd largest city is now a sanctuary for trans people after “toxic” culture accusation
The city council in Worchester, Massachusetts voted overwhelmingly Tuesday night to make the state’s second-largest city a sanctuary for transgender and gender-diverse people. The move comes after a ...