Politics
An upcoming case before the state’s highest court, stemming from the Boston City Council’s removal of convicted former Councilor Chuck Turner, could alter how city and town governing bodies regulate their own membership. After Turner was found guilty of... Read more
A year after rejoining UMass Boston, a former top aide to Gov. Deval Patrick is on the move again. Effective Feb. 10, Arthur Bernard, vice chancellor for government relations and public affairs, is headed to the private sector.
He'll be joining up with a... Read more
South Boston Sen. Jack Hart and Worcester Sen. Harriette Chandler moved up the Democratic leadership ladder in the Senate Tuesday and Sen. Karen Spilka of Ashland broke into the ranks of Senate President Therese Murray's closest advisers.
Murray... Read more
A coalition of voting rights advocates are pushing map redrawing the boundaries of City Council districts, which could result in revamped Dorchester districts and two incumbents potentially pitted against one another.
A City Council committee, headed by... Read more
More than 250 people crowded into the Dudley Square Branch Library on Saturday to voice their concerns about a pair of bills that would implement a “three strikes” sentencing policy in Massachusetts, claiming the legislation will disproportionately affect... Read more
City officials, in an attempt to get celebrated author Dennis Lehane onto the Boston Public Library’s board of trustees, did a simple thing: They asked.
“I got the feeling they were circling me for a little bit, but I was mostly living out of state the... Read more
City Council President Stephen Murphy appears to be shifting course on the 13-member body’s approach to the issue of siting a casino in Boston.
In an appearance on Chris Lovett’s Neighborhood Network News (BNN-TV) show on Tuesday, Murphy said he would... Read more
The landlord of a troubled property on Savin Hill Avenue home has started the process of evicting a trio of tenants arrested after a large brawl outside the house earlier this month. But Boston’s complicated eviction process means the raucous residents... Read more
Steve Murphy: Council president defended clerk process, pointing to a 'tight timeline'An extra-inning game of inside baseball came to a merciful ending yesterday with the City Council’s 10-2 vote appointing Maureen Feeney to the position of City Clerk,... Read more
Maureen Feeney, next city clerkFormer City Councillor Maureen Feeney was installed as the next City Clerk by a vote of her ex-colleagues on Wednesday. She will replace Rosaria Salerno, the current clerk, who will step down from the post next month.... Read more
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