The City Council Committee on Public Safety held its first meeting since July to deliberate on months of hearing orders related to public safety initiatives and violence-prevention strategies with the [...]

With the primaries called, incumbents Senator Ed Markey, Congressman Stephen Lynch, and State Senator Nick Collins remained party frontrunners, while Republican gubernatorial candidate Mike Minogue topped the conservative ticket. Collins’ [...]

Councilor Ed Flynn has been vocal about the need to increase public safety amidst a series of high-profile violent crimes this summer. In a series of resolutions Wednesday, he called [...]

The City Council voted down a resolution by Councilor Ed Flynn looking to limit early voting and extend the Boston Election Department’s State Receivership into the 2028 presidential election. This [...]

Returning to the Council Chambers after the birth of her son, Councilor Gabriela Coletta Zapata filed a new ordinance that would provide city employees with their full salary for the [...]

A decade after legal weed came to Massachusetts, Ballot Question 8 seeks to recriminalize recreational marijuana and to limit the amount a person under 21 can possess. Voting yes on [...]

In a year when the City Council has repeatedly debated its own rules, the body held a hearing Thursday to review the clarity and consistency of Rule 15's application. Rule [...]

Councilor At-Large Julia Mejia moved her office hours out of City Hall and into the neighborhood on Saturday for a community clean-up of Moakley Park. With about 30 volunteers, Mejia [...]

Unarmed security guards deter potential criminal activity across nearly all facets of public life and can be the first responders to emergencies. To ensure these workers can respond to evolving [...]