Boston city councilor ducks four more public safety votes amid attendance scrutiny

Boston city councilor ducks four more public safety votes amid attendance scrutiny

A Boston city councilor with a record of ducking key public safety votes and overseeing a budget last year that sought to cut millions from the police department left the room this week to avoid voting on four police contract funding requests. Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson was present for the Wednesday City Council meeting, but … Read more

Lame duck Boston city councilor skips work in support of Palestinian-led ‘global strike’

Lame duck Boston city councilor skips work in support of Palestinian-led ‘global strike’

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