Proponents of several proposed ballot initiatives will begin the final stage of their petitioning efforts Wednesday to secure spots on the November 2018 ballot. The proposed ballot questions include a gradual minimum wage increase, paid family leave for working individuals and balanced nurse-to-patient ratios in Massachusetts hospitals.
Boston Mayor Martin Walsh and members of the Boston Youth Action Board, a coalition of children who were previously affected by homelessness or housing instability, partnered to unveil a planning process Friday with the goal of counteracting and terminating youth homelessness in the city.
Officials at Boston Logan International Airport will spend $15 million to design and study a possible transit line that would transport travelers to and from terminals, the Blue Line, parking lots and the car rental center.
There were those who marched for gun control and those who marched for gun rights Saturday afternoon.
While several thousand people filled Boston’s streets calling for stricter gun control, several dozen people gathered in front of the State House and marched on the Boston Common in defense of Second Amendment rights and as a counter protest to the “March for Our Lives” rally.
“Say it loud, say it clear, immigrants are welcome here,” chanted around 100 protesters at the Boston Common and Downtown Crossing Saturday afternoon as they rallied against the termination of...
Huddled in a booth adjusting lights for the musical “The Last Five Years,” Zach Schiffman, a senior in the College of Communication, and Emma Howard, a sophomore in the College of Engineering,...
Despite modest progress achieved under the Obama administration, graduate student unions, including those at Boston University, are losing hope as they push for recognition and contracts.
Last year,...
The mayoral election has been dominating headlines in recent weeks in the City of Boston, but campaigning for the candidates has been going on for much longer. Several students at Boston University...
A recent study from Boston Medical Center, Boston University’s affiliated hospital, found that financial incentives and personalized patient support may encourage smokers to kick their habit.
The...
The streets of Boston are constantly filled with sound — people talking, cars honking, ambulances blaring — forming the general ambience of the city. On an ordinary day, Bostonians don’t pay...
