The state will begin to move migrant families, especially those sleeping overnight at Logan Airport, into a new overflow shelter at a Roxbury recreation center on Wednesday, acting quickly on a decision that surprised the community. In a letter to elected officials, Gov. Maura Healey said the “temporary safety-net site” at the state-owned Melnea A. … Read more
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu is joining the weekend party in New Hampshire, where she will campaign for President Biden ahead of Tuesday’s primary, which is already drawing leading Republican candidates to the state. Unlike the other candidates, however, Biden will have to win a write-in campaign. The president chose not to put his name on … Read more
Mayor Michelle Wu will not be replacing former Harvard President Claudine Gay, she stated on WCVB’s On the Record segment aired Sunday, speaking to the heavily-besieged president’s resignation from her alma mater. “I have absolutely no plans to leave this amazing job that I have,” Wu said, laughing intermittently following a question about her interest … Read more
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu laid out her vision for the upcoming year, making a number of commitments around housing affordability, public education and green initiatives in her second state of the city address on Tuesday. Speaking at the MGM Music Hall at Fenway, Wu described the state of the city as “strong,” highlighting prior efforts … Read more
The Boston City Council is kicking off the new year with an $11,500 raise, a bump that will increase each council member’s salary from $103,500 to $115,000. The raises were approved by the City Council in November of last year, but only became effective on Jan. 1, per state ethics laws, which dictate that all … Read more
Outgoing Boston City Council President Ed Flynn said he was forced to make difficult decisions as part of his efforts to provide positive leadership during a tumultuous two-year period for a body tarred by its ethical and legal lapses. As he prepares to hand over the gavel to the body’s undetermined new leader, Flynn points … Read more
Outgoing Boston City Council President Ed Flynn defended his father’s “record on race relations” in the wake of criticism that’s been leveled at former Mayor Ray Flynn as part of a new documentary recounting the 1989 Stuart murder. Flynn said that while he hasn’t seen the documentary, a collaboration between HBO and the Boston Globe … Read more
A state senator is seeking a change in Massachusetts law that would strip the Boston City Council of its authority to approve public health and safety grants, after the body’s latest “embarrassing” vote to reject $13.3 million in federal counter-terrorism funding. Nick Collins, a South Boston Democrat, filed a bill Friday that would allow that … Read more
Outgoing Boston City Councilor Kendra Lara skipped work on Monday, saying in a social media post that she chose to close her City Hall office “in solidarity with the global call for a ceasefire” in the Israel-Hamas war. In the Instagram post, which was quickly taken down, Lara appeared to be asking her 2,500-plus followers … Read more
