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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.
The Boston City Council passed Councilor Kim Janey’s proposed marijuana licensing ordinance Wednesday, which seeks to diversify ownerships of dispensaries, such as NETA in Brookline. LAURYN ALLEN/ DFP FILE PHOTO

Boston City Council votes to promote equity in marijuana industry

Angela Yang November 21, 2019
A City Council bill passed Wednesday to shift who in the city can operate marijuana businesses. The licensing process will favor those deemed by various criteria to have been disproportionately affected by weed prohibition in the past.

Martin J. Walsh inaugurated as 48th mayor of Boston

Daily Free Press Admin January 6, 2014

Martin J. Walsh was sworn in as Boston's 48th mayor in an inaugural ceremony at Boston College’s Conte Forum Monday. In his inaugural speech, Walsh spoke frequently of future prosperity for all Bostonians. “Together,...

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