Fourteen months and a few shelter debates later, Gov. Maura Healey and Democrats in the House and Senate were (mostly) in alignment as each approved the latest set of restrictions on the state’s ...

On Tuesday night the city council voted in favor of becoming a sanctuary city for transgender and gender-diverse people.

Boston City Council reelected City Clerk Alex Geourntas and Assistant City Clerk Dassie Bheecham and debated two amendments to the Home Rule Petition during its Wednesday meeting at City Hall Plaza.

After four hours of tense debate and a series of failed amendments, the Boston City Council overwhelmingly approved a mayoral ...

Wu revived her effort to soften tax increases for residential property owners in January, refiling a property tax proposal ...

The measure now goes back to the State House, where the Senate killed a similar measure last year, leading to a large tax increase for homeowners.

The reform, championed by Councilors Burhan Azeem and Sumbul Siddiqui, is one of the most ambitious changes to any city’s ...

An advocate for fair housing and other civic causes for decades, Robert Terrell saw how affordable housing fit into the ...

Boston City Council approved a proposal to shift the city's tax levy away from homeowners on Wednesday, the third time the ...

Cambridge City Council votes to eliminate single-family zoning, allowing construction of taller residential buildings to ...

Worcester, Massachusetts, declared itself a sanctuary city for transgender people, sparking conservative backlash amid ...