Politics
On his way from the House of Representatives to Boston City Hall, Mayor-elect Marty Walsh brought his fellow lawmakers to their feet several times Wednesday afternoon, as he gave a farewell, imparted thanks on most everyone in the chamber and recounted... Read more
The Senate voted 32-7 on Tuesday to increase the state's minimum wage by $3 over the next three years to $11 an hour, approving legislation that would give Massachusetts the highest minimum wage in the country and give the state's lowest-wage workers... Read more
With the municipal races behind them, city councillors and their new incoming colleagues are turning to another election: City Council president.
District 7 Councillor Tito Jackson (Dorchester, Roxbury and South End), who won another two-year term on Nov... Read more
Building Pathways: Students learn about fiber optics from instructor Tom Olson at IBEW Local 103. Photo by Gintautas Dumcius
Tom Olson holds up a pale blue cord in front of the class. Outlets and wires hang from the ceiling over the heads of 15 men and... Read more
The confetti had barely left the cannon on election night by the time speculation was underway about the next race.
The elevation of Dorchester’s Marty Walsh to the mayor’s seat in City Hall means there will be a House seat vacancy within the 13th Suffolk... Read more
If sea level rise projections become reality and high tides a century from now resemble what today are major floods, the Aquarium Blue Line Station would likely be underwater while across the harbor the Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital will be better... Read more
When it comes to beer, wine and liquor licenses, the Legislature is being asked to step aside and relinquish some control.
Lawmakers on Tuesday heard from craft beer brewers who want changes to a law they say "handcuffs" them in their ability to compete... Read more
Mayor Menino and Mayor-elect Walsh: Walsh admits to some nerves on Tuesday evening, but says: "I just got a feeling." Photo courtesy Mayor's OfficeMarty Walsh arrived at the Park Plaza Hotel around 6 p.m. on Election Night and headed up to the 15th floor... Read more
Ayanna Pressley: Topped the at-large ticket once again.While men make up the vast majority of the City Council, it was two women –Dorchester’s Ayanna Pressley and newcomer Michelle Wu– who topped the ticket in the at-large race.
Another Dorchester woman,... Read more
Election Night in Boston: A Tale of One City from Chris Lovett on Vimeo.
BNN-TV's Neighborhood Network News with highlights from Mayor-elect Marty Walsh's victory celebration at the Park Plaza on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013.
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