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City Council shares progress on Boston’s Conservation Corps

Emilia Wisniewski March 31, 2022
Boston city councilors discuss the progress of a city-wide Conservation Corps on Tuesday.
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Riders protest MBTA line cuts on bus route 55

alexandradowd September 2, 2021
Bus route 55 riders protested shortened hours and removal of stops in a rally Sunday afternoon.
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City Council committee holding meetings to review annual budget, hear public testimony

Olga Benacerraf April 28, 2021
The recommended budget totals $3.75 billion, an increase of 3.9% over to FY21, which ends June 30.
marty walsh speaking into a microphone

Senate confirms Marty Walsh as Secretary of Labor

Madison Mercado March 23, 2021
City Council President Kim Janey stepped up as acting mayor — the first woman and person of color.
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City Councilors, police discuss ways to prevent BPD from exceeding overtime budget

Sam Trottenberg March 15, 2021
The department has likely already run-over this fiscal year.
Boston police officers at Boston Common

New report finds Boston Police Department lags in reform

Anna Stjernquist March 1, 2021
The report found department spending on oversight and community engagement decreased while spending on traditional policing initiatives — those focused on investigation and arrest — increased.
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh. If Walsh is confirmed by the Senate as Labor Secretary, he will look to take his labor- and community-oriented values to Washington. OLIVIA FALCIGNO/ DFP FILE

Recap of Walsh’s mayoral legacy

Daniel Kool January 28, 2021
At 21, he joined Boston’s Laborers Local 223 Union, maintaining active involvement for over 20 years. Now, the 53-year-old is being pulled to D.C., where he awaits a likely confirmation as President Joe Biden’s Secretary of Labor.
As the Oct. 17 expiration date for the statewide moratorium on evictions grows closer, city leaders take measures to protect Boston’s tenants. SARAH SILBIGER/ DFP FILE

With state eviction moratorium set to expire, City leadership addresses impact

James Paleologopoulos October 9, 2020
To address the potential impact of the moratorium ending Oct. 17, Boston Mayor Martin Walsh announced the City will take action to curtail evictions while connecting those who are evicted with the resources available to them.
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City Councilor Kenzie Bok