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City Council members voted 9-4 to increase their own salaries on Wednesday. PHOTO BY BRIGID KING/DFP FILE PHOTO

City Council votes 9-4 for salary raise

Alejandra Jimenez November 3, 2015

Less than a week before municipal elections, Boston City Council voted 9-4 Wednesday in favor of giving its members a salary increase of $12,000. The pay hike, proposed Aug. 31 by Boston Mayor Martin...

Boston Mayor Martin Walsh proposed in September a raise on his salary and 14 percent salary raise for city councilors, which will automatically become law if it is left untouched. PHOTO BY RODRIGO BONILLA/DFP FILE PHOTO

Boston City Councilors could get pay raise

Samantha J. Gross October 15, 2015

As Election Day approaches, members of the Boston City Council could get a 14 percent pay raise by leaving a proposal by Boston Mayor Martin Walsh untouched. Walsh proposed the raise on Sep. 2, which...

The City Council's Special Committee on the 2024 Olympics met Monday to discuss the International Olympic Committee's agenda for 2020. PHOTO BY DANIEL SCHWEN/ WIKIPEDIA

City Council reviews 2020 Olympic agenda to plan for 2024

Navraj Narula May 19, 2015

As part of the planning process for Boston to potentially host the 2024 Summer Olympics, the Boston City Council held a hearing Monday to focus on the agenda for the 2020 International Olympic Committee...

Mayor Walsh, City Council disagree on several city issues

Sekar Krisnauli December 11, 2014

At the beginning of his term, Boston Mayor Martin Walsh pledged to work closely with the Boston City Council to achieve better communication and stronger collaboration. The parties’ interactions have...

March 16, 2004 - Mayor Menino announces the site of DNC parties at Sam Adams Monday. PHOTO BY CHRISTINE HOCHKEPPEL/DFP FILE PHOTO

People of Boston, public officials mourn the loss of former Mayor Menino

Stephanie Pagones October 31, 2014

Former Boston Mayor Thomas Menino, who was also co-director of Boston University’s Initiative on Cities, left a lasting impact on the city he looked after. He died Thursday morning after a battle with...

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