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Boston fire union backs tax provisions in President Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill’ amid local tensions
Boston fire union leadership was featured heavily in an official White House promotional video for President Donald Trump’s ...
Boston’s Mass and Cass plan a failure, admits top Wu official amid complaints of ‘out-of-control’ drug use
A top Wu administration official admitted that the city’s plan to tackle the open-air drug market at Mass and Cass has failed ...
Boston’s oldest housing development breaks ground on massive redevelopment
The biggest public housing development in Boston is officially under construction for a massive redevelopment after nearly 90 years.
NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani has a surprising role model: Boston’s Michelle Wu
The left-wing state Assemblyman has repeatedly cited one sitting mayor as a person whose time in office inspires him: None ...
Boston voters recently got an anonymous text slamming Mayor Wu. Here’s who it came from.
The real scandal may be that this anonymous text, sent in the midst of a heated mayor’s race, is perfectly legal and largely ...
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‘Not good': Closed pools make waves in Boston
With summer underway and temperatures rising, several pools in Boston remained closed Monday, as many people looked for ways ...
Wu explains the rationale behind Boston Calling pause
Festival organizers announced last week that Boston Calling will be taking a “short break” in 2026, returning on a new ...
Convicted Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson prays to avoid time in jail
Convicted Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson says she’s praying God keeps her out of jail and at home, while some ...
Contest between Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and challenger Josh Kraft just got $1 million more expensive
The super PAC backing Mayor Michelle Wu’s reelection bid reported late Wednesday that it raised more than $740,000 in a three ...
Mayor Wu says interest is growing in downtown office-housing conversion program
Interest continues to build in Mayor Michelle Wu’s tax- incentive program to help convert older office buildings in downtown ...
Boston Mayor Wu says Josh Kraft’s $172M tax hit claim for White Stadium is ‘worst-case scenario’
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu confirmed that the $172 million projection for taxpayer costs to rehab White Stadium came from an ...
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Amid housing crisis, Boston’s building boom has gone cold. How much of that is due to Mayor Wu?
Nationally, Boston is building fewer homes than many other peer cities, including Seattle and Washington, D.C. It is a difficult reality for Mayor Michelle Wu, who, as a candidate, made tackling the ...