The City of Boston has filed litigation against 13 opioid manufacturers, four pharmaceutical distributors and New England doctor, Fathallah Mashali, for their alleged involvement in the misleading marketing and distributing of opioids, Mayor Martin Walsh announced at a press conference Thursday.
On this week’s episode of East to West, we sat down with two Daily Free Press editors who covered last week's primary elections in Massachusetts. We discussed the defeat of veteran U.S. House incumbent...
Thousands rallied Saturday at the Boston Common to oppose President Donald Trump's immigration policies after hearing emotional stories of migrant children being torn from their families at the United States-Mexico border. The rally, titled the "Rally Against Family Separation," was the Boston branch of a nationwide movement. Boston marchers were met with opposition from members of the Boston Free Speech organization. The counterprotesters were surrounded by police for their protection and escorted out of the Common.
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.
The Boston Public Improvement Commission unanimously voted Thursday to change the name of Yawkey Way next to Fenway Park back to its original name, Jersey Street. Residents of the Greater Boston area had conflicting opinions on the name change, some in favor and some strongly opposed to the change.
The Boston Public Improvement Commission unanimously voted Thursday morning to return Yawkey Way to its original name, Jersey Street, due a city-wide discussion over former Boston Red Sox owner Tom Yawkey’s supposed racist history.
Optimus Ride, a Boston-based self-driving vehicle startup, released a quarterly report that identified inefficient snow removal as an obstacle to self-driving cars in the city.
Boston Mayor Martin Walsh announced a 3.8 percent increase to the city police department’s budget on Monday, including $2 million dedicated to a permanent, police-worn body camera program.
The Senate Committee on Net Neutrality and Consumer Protection proposed protections for Massachusetts media consumers, in response to the Federal Communications Commission's repeal of net neutrality.
Six survivors of the February school shooting at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School spoke at a forum Tuesday night at the Harvard Kennedy School about advocacy and the socioeconomic disparity in the gun violence conversation.
