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The Boston Police Department. City Council President Andrea Campbell filed a hearing order for a hearing to examine diversity in Boston’s law enforcement and public safety agencies. PHOTO BY JINGYI LIN/DFP FILE PHOTO

City Council to discuss diversity in City departments

Jordan Kimmel May 1, 2018
Boston City Council President Andrea Campbell and District 5 City Councilor Timothy McCarthy filed a hearing order Wednesday to assess diversity in law enforcement and public safety agencies across the city.
PHOTOS BY (clockwise, from top left) ABBY FREEMAN/ DFP FILE PHOTO, OLIVIA NADEL/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF, KELSEY CRONIN/ DFP FILE PHOTO, COURTESY WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Mass., Boston leaders react to election results

Daily Free Press Staff November 13, 2016

By Miguel Hernández Mercado and Dave Sebastian In the aftermath of an election that left the Republican Party in control of both the White House and Congress, several Massachusetts and Boston leaders...

Boston city councilors voted Wednesday to double their term length from four to eight years. The vote also resulted in a law that will limit candidates to only run for one municipal election at a time. PHOTO BY BRIAN SONG/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

City councilors vote to extend term limits

Kyler Sumter April 11, 2016

The Boston City Council voted Wednesday to increase its term limits from two to four years, according to a same-day report from the Committee on Government Operations and Special Committee on Charter...

EDITORIAL: Paid Leave Gives Parents the Power

EDITORIAL: Paid Leave Gives Parents the Power

Editors March 26, 2015

Boston took a progressive step Wednesday when it created an ordinance that would allow paid parental leave for all non-unionized city employees. This new law will allow mothers and fathers, including those...

Boston University President Robert Brown attended a Boston City Council Committee on Education meeting Friday after being subpoenaed to attend last month. PHOTO BY MEILING BEDARD/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU President Brown testifies at City Council hearing about campus diversity

Meiling Bedard December 20, 2014

After receiving a subpoena to appear before the Boston City Council, Boston University President Robert Brown testified at a hearing Friday regarding the university’s student and employee diversity. Boston...

Walsh makes changes to ensure landlords maintain building upkeep, respect tenants

Daily Free Press Admin March 25, 2014

In an effort to prevent landlords from mistreating their tenants and holding their buildings to low standards, Boston Mayor Martin Walsh is amending the Boston Rental Housing Inspection Ordinance. The...

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