CHESTNUT HILL – Some of Massachusetts's top Democratic and Republican women gathered Friday at Boston College Law School to discuss barriers to women in politics, strongly agreeing across party lines that more women need to run for political office.
U.S. Rep. Katherine Clark (D-Natick), former Massachusetts Governor Jane Swift (R) and former Lt. Governors Kerry Healey (R) and Evelyn Murphy (D) all participated in the forum on women in politics sponsored by B.C.'s Rappaport Center for Law and Public Policy.
STATE HOUSE — A legislative committee on Tuesday afternoon endorsed a bill establishing a $15 an hour minimum wage for fast food and so-called big box store workers.
The 4-2 vote of the Labor and Workforce Development Committee came as fast food workers rallied in favor of higher wages, planning to march from Faneuil Hall to the State House.
