After receiving a subpoena to appear before the Boston City Council, Boston University President Robert Brown testified at a hearing Friday regarding the university’s student and employee diversity.
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Massachusetts breathed a sigh of relief after state resident and Ebola survivor Dr. Rick Sacra, who was thought to have re-contracted the disease, was declared Ebola-free on Sunday. As "Ebola scares" threaten...
After months of deliberations. a City Council vote and Massachusetts Superior Court ruling on Wednesday moved Boston University’s National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories closer toward full...
Boston residents raised concerns and suggestions addressing gentrification and an insupportable housing supply at a Boston City Council hearing Monday evening.
City Councilors Josh Zakim, Ayanna Pressley,...
In a move that would raise the city’s revenue, City Council President Bill Linehan presented a proposed tax on alcoholic beverages before the Committee on Government Operations at a public hearing at...
Less than a third of registered voters made their way to the polls on Tuesday to cast their ballot for one of the 12 mayoral candidates looking to replace longtime Boston Mayor Thomas Menino.
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Narrowing down the field from 12 candidates to two, Mass. Rep. Martin Walsh and City Councilor John Connolly advanced from Tuesday night’s primary to the Nov. 5 mayoral election as they square...
In one of the last forums before the primary election on Sept. 24, mayoral candidates answered constituents’ questions about improving transportation, such as bike lanes and public transit, to create...
About 25 protestors gathered in front of Boston City Hall on Monday to demand a repeal to the ordinance that requires landlords both to register each property unit they own and also to have their properties...
Focusing on education, six of the 12 mayoral candidates looking to replace Boston Mayor Thomas Menino debated in front of a crowd of over 100 students on how to handle issues prevalent in the Boston...
As the deadline for voter registration in the primary ended Wednesday with many candidates looking to spend their fundraising money on campaign ads, over one-third of voters only have a few weeks left...
After signing off on a bill involving paid leave for new parents, Boston city councilors took time to remember the late Bruce Bolling, former Boston City Council president, as a man who always served the...
