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Boston Council seeks to apply brakes to drivers
BOSTON – The Boston City Council voted unanimously Wednesday to lower the speed limit on many Hub roads to 20 miles per hour…
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Cambridge excoriates Columbus, sets Indigenous Peoples’ Day
BOSTON – Across the Charles River from the seat of Bay State power sits the city of Cambridge, the intellectual heart of the…
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City Councilor Michelle Wu fights for Boston’s immigrant communities
Although only in her first term as a Boston City Councilor At-Large, Councilwoman Michelle Wu is already breaking down barriers – both in…
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Just-cause eviction: Rent control by another name
In a 1994 statewide referendum, Massachusetts voters chose to ban rent control in the Bay State; but a new proposal currently before…
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BRA wins 6 more years for urban renewal in Council vote
BOSTON – The Boston City Council approved a six-year extension of the Boston Redevelopment Authority's urban renewal tools to develop more…
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BRA woos City Council to extend development power
BOSTON – The Boston Redevelopment Authority's bid to retain for 10 more years the power to reshape entire neighborhoods took center…