Boston Mayor Martin Walsh announced Thursday the City will release 1,000 new Section 8 rental housing vouchers to support those who suffer from chronic homelessness.

More than 40 people gathered in front of the Tip O’Neill Federal Building Friday afternoon, despite below-freezing wind chill and light snow, to protest President Donald Trump’s proposed 2019 budget plan. The plan, they said, would make cuts to welfare programs and implement work requirements for housing assistance.

  Hundreds of Massachusetts residents gathered on the Boston Common Sunday to voice their opposition to the impending GOP tax bill. The “Stop the GOP Tax Bill” rally, organized by a...