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A Boston voter submits their ballot. Mayor Kim Janey challenged the 2020 City of Boston Census count this week following recent research from Boston’s Planning and Development Agency citing the count underreporting the city’s student, incarcerated and foreign-born residents. CHLOE GRINBERG/ DFP FILE

Mayor Janey vows to contest 2020 Boston Census

Hailey Pitcher October 26, 2021
Acting Mayor Kim Janey challenged the 2020 U.S. Census count for Boston in an Oct. 21 letter.
Boston Mayor Martin Walsh expressed his support Monday to raise the Massachusetts minimum wage from $10 to $15 per hour.
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Mayor Martin Walsh supports raising minimum wage to $15

Oriana Durand April 7, 2016

Boston Mayor Martin Walsh announced Monday that he supports raising the minimum wage in Massachusetts from $10 to $15 per hour, according to Bonnie McGilpin, spokesperson for Walsh. “Mayor Walsh...

In response the ongoing legal battles concerning ride-hailing services such as Uber and Lyft, U.S. District Judge Nathaniel Gorton granted Boston Mayor Martin Walsh and his administration six months to revise regulations. The taxi industry considered the ruling a legal victory in its fight for equal protection rights. PHOTO BY RACHEL MCLEAN/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Judge orders Walsh administration to change regulations for Uber, Lyft

Grace Li April 5, 2016

United States District Court Judge Nathaniel Gorton gave Boston Mayor Martin Walsh’s administration six months to change the way the city regulates taxis and ride-hailing companies, such as Uber...

Boston Mayor Martin Walsh signed an ordinance Friday that will crack down on the residency law that requires municipal employees to live in the city limits. PHOTO BY MADI GOLDMAN/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Mayor Walsh requires municipal workers to live and vote in Boston

Meagan Schwarz March 17, 2016

Boston Mayor Martin Walsh signed an ordinance into law Friday to require municipal employees hired on or after July 1, 1976 to be a resident and registered voter in the City of Boston, according to...

Mayor Martin Walsh reviewed a letter written by the Coalition Against IndyCar Boston opposing the IndyCar Race set to take place in Boston this September. PHOTO COURTESY THE COALITION AGAINST INDYCAR BOSTON

Mayor Walsh reviews letter against IndyCar

Maisie Guzi January 25, 2016

Responding to the IndyCar race scheduled for September in Boston’s Seaport District, the Coalition Against IndyCar Boston wrote a letter Tuesday to Mayor Martin Walsh opposing the race. The letter...

A Suffolk Superior Court dismissed a suit Thursday from the City of Boston fighting the construction of Wynn Casino in Everett. PHOTO COURTESY WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Next steps in Wynn casino construction await

Paige Smith December 10, 2015

An attempt by the City of Boston to block construction by Wynn Resorts in a nearby city has reached a standstill as officials consider the next step of legal action. Superior Court Justice Janet...

Boston Police Department PHOTO BY ALEXANDRA WIMLEY/DFP FILE PHOTO

Leaders, activists look forward to BPD body camera pilot

Mina Corpuz September 24, 2015

Following nearly a year of conversation between activism groups and state leaders, the Boston Police Department is closer to implementing a pilot program to test the use of body-worn cameras for officers. "I’ve...

Throughout her campaign for Massachusetts governor, Democratic candidate Martha Coakley agreed to limit campaign spending in exchange for public funding. PHOTO BY OLIVIA DENG/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Campaign finance in the Democratic primary race for governor

Olivia Deng September 11, 2014

It’s a clear Sunday afternoon in Dorchester. The Martha Coakley for Governor campaign office is bedecked with encouraging signs. One volunteer walks in carrying a packet, announcing that he has just...

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