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The City Council Committee on Environment and Sustainability hears an order Tuesday afternoon in the Winter Chamber on authorizing the City of Boston to adopt Community Choice Energy. PHOTO BY YVETTE LOPEZ/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

City council discusses possibilities of cleaner energy alternatives

Isabel Owens October 4, 2017

The Boston City Council held a hearing on Tuesday to discuss an order authorizing Boston to adopt Community Choice Energy, which addresses climate change, renewable energy sources and stable prices. The...

City Council meets Monday morning at the Boston City Hall to discuss budget for the 2018 fiscal year. PHOTO BY LEXI PLINE/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

City Council meets to analyze FY18 budget

Noor Adatia April 25, 2017

The Boston City Council Committee on Ways and Means held an Administration and Finance Overview hearing to discuss the proposed budget for the 2018 Fiscal Year on Monday. Sponsored by Mayor Martin...

Boston City Council holds a preliminary meeting Feb. 23 to discuss whether to pass a petition regarding “An Act Relative to Voting Precincts in the City of Boston.” PHOTO BY TILL KAESLIN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

City Council proposes ordinance promoting right to free petition

Noor Adatia April 19, 2017

Fourteen Boston residents gathered alongside the Boston City Council’s Committee on Government Operations to voice their thoughts and ideas Tuesday evening on an ordinance regarding the right to...

Boston City Council President Michelle Wu speaks alongside Councilor Matt O’Malley at a meeting for the Plastic Bag Ordinance Task Force Monday afternoon in the Piemonte Room at Boston City Hall. PHOTO BY KANKANIT​ ​WIRIYASAJJA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

City Council discusses reducing plastic bag usage

Carina Imbornone March 27, 2017

The Boston City Council’s Committee on Government Operations met Monday afternoon to address an ordinance regarding the reduction of plastic bags in Boston, which is co-sponsored by City Councilor...

Boston City Council holds a preliminary meeting Thursday afternoon to discuss whether to pass a petition regarding "An Act Relative to Voting Precincts in the City of Boston." PHOTO BY TILL KAESLIN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

City Council meets to discuss splitting voting precincts

Till Kaeslin February 24, 2017

The Boston City Council met with representatives of the Boston Elections Department to discuss the department’s Split Precinct Proposal on Thursday afternoon at City Hall. The proposal calls for...

Boston Mayor Martin Walsh and City Council President Michelle Wu are expanding the “Acoustic on Main” pilot program, making it easier for small business in Boston to host acoustic performers. PHOTO BY BRITTANY CHANG/ DFP FILE PHOTO

Wu, Walsh hope to expand Acoustic on Main program

Daily Free Press Staff December 7, 2016

By Sarah Wu and Ben Rabin Boston Mayor Martin Walsh and City Council President Michelle Wu are seeking to expand Acoustic on Main, a successful pilot program that would allow small businesses in certain...

GRAPHIC BY SHIVANI PATEL/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Report notes race-based inequalities in marijuana-related arrests

Till Kaeslin October 12, 2016

Despite the decriminalization of possessing one ounce or less of marijuana in Massachusetts in 2008, inequalities in marijuana-related arrests still prevail, according to an American Civil Liberties...

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