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State senators are pursuing a new “fun agenda” amendment package to loosen Massachusetts’s notorious alcohol laws. “Not everybody’s fun is the same fun,” said Senator Adam Gomez. “It could be [...]

Boston’s City Council endorsed two bills before the State Legislature that would give cities and towns the ability to use road safety cameras to address dangerous driving behaviors. The bills, [...]

The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the City of Boston have partnered to build flood protection along the city’s extensive 47-mile coastline. The USACE proposes a 16-mile [...]

More than 4,000 registered nurses and 450 Home Care clinicians have returned to work this week after the largest nursing strike in Massachusetts history. Although both groups have returned to [...]

The City Council endorsed a State Senate bill allowing municipalities to opt in to maintain extended last call hours and social districts through the end of August. Sponsored by senators Barry [...]

As the weather warms, high-profile criminal incidents and reports of shots being fired in residential neighborhoods challenge Mayor Michelle Wu’s “safest city in the US” claim. The Boston Police Department’s [...]

With the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution around the corner, the MBTA will offer free fares on bus, subway, commuter rail, and The RIDE paratransit service after 8:30 p.m. on July [...]

Councilor Brian Worrell has proposed a new Home Rule Petition to permanently extend the hours during which bars and restaurants can serve alcohol to 3 a.m. The energy of World [...]

Budget season is almost over. On Wednesday morning, Mayor Michelle Wu returned an updated Fiscal Year 2027 budget to the City Council, accepting all the body’s amendments except a $1.4 [...]

A federal judge has ordered the National Park Service to reinstall informational panels mentioning slavery, immigration, and suffrage that were removed from the Bunker Hill Monument. The plaintiffs, five groups [...]