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 South Boston Allied War Veterans Council decided Monday in a 5-4 vote to include the veterans group OutVets in the annual St. Patrick’s Day parade scheduled for March 15, 2015, marking the first...
Boston Mayor Martin Walsh announced Wednesday the formation of the Mayor’s Office of Diversity, which will be dedicated to increasing diversity across city leadership.
The office aims to more accurately...
The Boston City Council introduced legislation Wednesday proposing to increase the salaries of city councilors by $25,000.
The bill, proposed by City Council President Bill Linehan, would increase councilors’...
After tens-of-thousands of fans at Boston Calling’s 2013 fall and summer music festivals were video monitored by the City of Boston without their knowledge, the City decided not to use the same technology...
Keeping his promise to make government more transparent to the public, Boston Mayor Martin Walsh has instituted new communication technology at City Hall.
Walsh has been looking to alter municipal government...
This is the first part in a series of profiles about the candidates facing off in the Nov. 5 election.
After serving 16 years as a state representative for Massachusetts for Dorchester, Democrat...
