Politics
Speaker Robert DeLeo on Wednesday heaped praise on Rep. Evandro Carvalho, who is starting his first full two-year term, calling the Dorchester Democrat a "rising star."
"He's going to be a rising star in this building," DeLeo told college students... Read more
On Wednesday, the Boston City Council gave its unanimous approval to a Boston Housing Authority (BHA) plan to seek federal permission to change the way it distributes housing units to senior citizens and disabled adults in the 36 elder/disabled apartment... Read more
A bill filed in the Legislature last month would create a seven-member commission charged with ensuring that Boston’s bid process to become the 2024 Summer Olympics host city “be transparent and accountable to the people of the commonwealth,” according to... Read more
Mayor Martin Walsh and top officials from Boston 2024 met with business owners from New Boston Food Market on two occasions over the last week to soothe fears over the businesses’ future and clear a path forward for a possible agreement over the use of... Read more
Mattapan Line: Workers labored to clear the Mattapan trolley tracks near Milton station over the weekend. Service resumed on the trolley line on Monday after weeks of being off-line due to snow and ice. Photo courtesy Ellen Berlin Commuters on the... Read more
City Hall BingoThe city is ripping a page out of a tried-and-true playbook used in church halls and senior centers this week in an effort to boost commerce in neighborhood business districts. Mayor Walsh’s office on Monday rolled out “Boston Bingo”— a... Read more
As support for Boston hosting the 2024 Summer Olympics suffered a drop in a public poll, Gov. Charlie Baker cautioned the bid is a "notion in formation" that will have to be vetted by "smart people" representing the state's interests.
In a poll for WBUR... Read more
With Massachusetts commuters struggling with daily delays and cancellations on public transit, Gov. Charlie Baker on Tuesday said predictions that it could take a month after the final snow falls to fully restore MBTA service are being viewed by his team... Read more
MBTA General Manager Beverly Scott submitted her resignation on Wednesday amid widespread service problems on the transit system in the wake of record snowfall, catching transportation officials and the Baker administration off guard just hours after the... Read more
Record-breaking snowfall totals are stressing roofs across Massachusetts, hurting retailers and eating into time Gov. Charlie Baker expected would be spent on his first state budget proposal and other aspects of leading the state.
"It's true for us, it's... Read more
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