Politics
Details of who would pay for the facilities and the public infrastructure that would be needed for Boston to host the 2024 Olympic Games remain murky this week. Boston 2024 organizers say they will reveal more about their larger plans next Wednesday... Read more
In his first "state of the city" address, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh on Tuesday pressed state lawmakers to endorse a pair of planned proposals creating tax incentives for middle-income housing and setting aside funding for low-income senior housing.
Boston... Read more
The U.S. Olympic Committee announced Thursday that it has selected Boston out of four cities that competed to represent the United States in a bid for the 2024 Summer Games.
The USOC, after a day-long meeting at Denver airport and more than one round of... Read more
During a visit to Upham's Corner after becoming governor, Charlie Baker on Thursday faced a third grader's call to stop racist law enforcement and promised to continue working with organizations in the community.
Baker touted his housing and economic... Read more
On Jan. 29, we have a date at the State House with more than 1,000 other lawyers and advocates from across the commonwealth: We will be attending the annual “Walk to the Hill’ in support of a substantial increase in funding for the statewide network of... Read more
Ed Brooke’s two terms of service as a US senator from Massachusetts (1967-1979) had a substantial impact on Dorchester in terms of housing.
He sponsored the Brooke Amendment that capped the rent public housing tenants had to pay at 25 percent of their... Read more
In response to strong opposition from local elected officials, the MBTA has turned down an offer from Boston Preparatory Charter School, a Hyde Park-based charter school, to buy a parcel adjacent to the Mattapan Station trolley stop currently used as a... Read more
Mayor Martin Walsh is diving into the new year with a legislative agenda that is “all over the road,” he said, and made up of 55 proposals that will be sponsored by members of the Boston delegation when the new legislative session begins on Thursday.... Read more
Mayor Walsh fields questions at Mattapan meeting on Tuesday night: Photo by Lauren Dezenski
Mayor Martin Walsh stayed around at the Mildred Avenue Community Center Tuesday night to answer community members’ questions over a proposal to site treatment... Read more
Charlie Baker will ship up to Dorchester for his first Friday night as governor, thanking supporters with a special concert featuring the Dropkick Murphys at the Strand Theater in Uphams Corner, his office confirmed Tuesday.
Baker and Lieutenant Gov.... Read more
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