Politics
Massachusetts gets two new constitutional officers, Olympics backers finally spill some details on their vision for the region, and the Senate holds its first debate of the new session on Wednesday.
Maura Healey of Charlestown is set to take over for... Read more
The future of the program extending late night operation of MBTA trains and buses could be in jeopardy as state transportation officials look for ways to help solve for a massive mid-year state budget shortfall and plan for the next fiscal year's budget... Read more
A longtime Dorchester civic activist has been tapped to lead the city of Boston's Landmarks Commission. Rosanne Foley, who presently serves as executive director of Fields Corner Main Streets, will manage the city's historic preservation efforts in the... Read more
Boston 2024 and other Olympics bid supporters have made transparency a major part of their public messaging, but have released little information about the bid that helped them prevail over competitors before the U.S. Olympic Committee.
Ahead of a... Read more
Gov. Charlie Baker's move to rescind all of Gov. Deval Patrick's late-term appointments to boards and commissions has resulted in just two commissioners to obscure state boards being pulled back, and even they may be reappointed.
Baker, who took office... Read more
Community members heard four proposals that would transform the long-abandoned Cote Ford parcels in Mattapan at a public meeting last Thursday. The meeting comes as the city of Boston prepares to select a developer for the blighted plots of land by the... Read more
Dr. J. Keith Motley
If advocates are ultimately successful in bringing the 2024 Olympic Games to Boston, Dorchester’s own Columbia Point neighborhood would likely play a major role in the event, with the former Bayside Expo Center site —owned by UMass... Read more
Boston’s bid to secure the 2024 summer Olympic games won the US committee’s nod last Thursday— a significant victory for proponents of the idea, most notably Mayor Martin Walsh, who has become the most prominent public face of the effort. Walsh trumpeted... Read more
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
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