From growing up in a small and overwhelmingly conservative town in northern Georgia to being the finance director for Sen. Ed Markey, recently-elected District 8 City Councilor Sharon Durkan has always had an interest in politics.
Since nomination applications opened two weeks ago, more than 50 Boston residents have applied to become candidates in the 2019 Boston City Council elections, according to WBUR, hoping to be chosen by voters to fill one of 13 open seats in November.
The Boston City Council voted on April 3 to declare its support for a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature that seeks to reform the state’s healthcare system. The changes aim to lower healthcare prices and expand coverage by extending Medicare to all Commonwealth residents.
Boston City Councilors Josh Zakim and Michelle Wu proposed an ordinance Wednesday that would require landlords to distribute voter registration forms to tenants when they sign a lease.
Boston Mayor Martin Walsh and the City’s Community Preservation Committee presented their list of recommendations for projects to receive funding from the Community Preservation Act this coming fall. The list included a total of 56 projects costing $34 million in total.
Service Employees International Union 32BJ, the union that represents Boston University’s security officers, janitors and maintenance staff, held a march Thursday to demand a better labor contract with the university.
City Councilors Josh Zakim and Ed Flynn proposed a hearing order at Wednesday’s Boston City Council meeting to change the location of the Boston Freedom Rally, commonly known as “Hempfest,” where cannabis supporters come together with vendors at Boston Common.
Mayor Martin Walsh and the new members of the Boston City Council were sworn into office in January. For his second term as mayor, Walsh has said he is focusing on issues that affect the middle class and public education.
