‘Blank check’ for Boston’s White Stadium angers critics, mayor vows to still ‘pay’
Amid an 8% jump in spending and a 10.5% spike in taxes for Boston homeowners, Mayor Michelle Wu vowed the city will stick ...
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WBUR drops its only news show devoted specifically to Boston
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After Wu’s ‘dead’ tax plan, readers are concerned about rising property taxes. Here’s why.
Mayor Michelle Wu’s tax proposal was deemed 'dead' in the Senate on Tuesday. Readers shared why they're feeling 'nervous.' ...
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Boston Mayor Wu addresses Fernandes Anderson’s vow to remain in office following arrest
Mayor Michelle Wu spoke about the importance of public trust after Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson said she ...
Boston mayor, MassDOT disagree on infrastructure safety after tunnel flood
About an hour before, in another news conference in the city, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu told media that flooding of the sort seen in the Ted Williams Tunnel “is the new normal the entire region is ...
Those who opposed tax relief effort ‘do not have the best interests of Boston residents at heart,’ Wu says
Mayor Michelle Wu on Thursday also took aim at the home rule petition process, which requires municipalities like Boston to ...
Drainage clog, climate change blamed for flooded Boston tunnel seen in viral video
MassDOT is reassuring drivers that it was an isolated incident in a now-viral video that shows the floodwaters rising ...
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Boston launches new fund to preserve affordable rental properties
The fund will provide loans to developers to buy existing rental properties and prevent them being sold to investors who ...
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Hospitals Join Fund to Buy Apartment Buildings in Boston
Institutions are partnering with the city of Boston on a new low-interest loan fund expected to pay for acquisition of 500 apartments over the next five years.
‘I say onward’: Boston City Councilor Fernandes Anderson defies calls to resign, returns to work
Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson believes that she can continue to do her job despite calls for her resignation ...
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After High-Level Meeting, Allston I-90 Project Still Work in Progress
State officials are racing to lock in federal funding amid concerns that the incoming Republican administration may try to ...
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Boston cultural access program expands to Catholic school students
BOSTON -- "You live in the Athens of America, and you spend your weekends at the mall." Eileen McLaughlin, superintendent of ...