Steward Health Care crisis to be discussed by Boston City Council – NBC Boston | #citycouncil
Steward Health Care is now in the crosshairs of the Boston City Council. The embattled health care system has already been given an ultimatum from Gov. Maura Healey. Steward — which owns nine health care facilities in the state, including Carney Hospital in Dorchester — is being pressured by elected officials to turn over financial […]
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Boston City Council discusses congestion pricing for drivers | #citycouncil
Members of the Boston City Council are weighing the potential of congestion pricing as a means to reduce traffic and improve the quality of life for people who live in the Massachusetts capital.Congestion pricing involves collecting a toll from people who drive into a metropolitan area or a particular section of that area. In addition, […]
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Boston, MA city council to discuss congestion pricing – NBC Boston | #citycouncil
It’s no secret that parking in Boston is a struggle, especially with the constant traffic. City councilors are considering an action Wednesday that could help alleviate some of those struggles through congestion pricing. Massachusetts drivers spend roughly 40 peak hours in urban-area traffic congestion every year, according to a study in the Herald last year. […]
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City Council selects first Haitian American President – Boston 25 News | #citycouncil
BOSTON — History was made last month when the Boston City Council selected its first Haitian American president. Ruthzee Louijeune won the post with unanimous support from the council. “I really care about responsive government because I know as a young girl who grew up in Mattapan what it looked like when your government isn’t […]
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Boston city councilor proposes guaranteed legal representation in eviction cases – NBC Boston | #citycouncil
Living in Boston is expensive, and with the housing market tight, evictions continue to be an issue. “The vast majority of people here are renters, and it doesn’t matter what neighborhood you live in, you can face eviction,” said Boston City Councilor Benjamin Weber. Weber, in his first formal city council speech after being elected […]
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Ruthzee Louijeune becomes Boston City Council president; says she is aiming for less acrimony | #citycouncil
Her inauguration as president follows a tumultuous year for the council, marked by dysfunction and public scandal, and a historic preliminary election in September, in which voters rejected two incumbents, Kendra Lara and Ricardo Arroyo. Louijeune said she hopes councilors will be able to “disagree ferociously without creating an environment of distrust among colleagues. “In […]
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New Boston City Council members sworn into office | #citycouncil
BOSTON – Mayor Michelle Wu swore new members of the Boston City Council into office Monday morning during a ceremony at Faneuil Hall. “Boston City Council is really that first place of government you can turn and pick up the phone, and call your elected official. Especially when it falls on New Year’s Day, it’s […]
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Boston’s new City Council to take oath on New Year’s Day | #citycouncil
KEEFE OF REVERE. BOSTON MAYOR MICHELLE WU WILL SWEAR IN THE NEW CITY COUNCIL TODAY. THE INCOMING AND RETURNING COUNCILORS WILL ALSO ELECT A NEW PRESIDENT AT TODAY’S SWEARING IN CEREMONY. RUTH ZELENSKYY, AT LARGE, A CITY COUNCILOR WHO GOT MOST OF THE VOTES IN THIS THIS FALL’S MUNICIPAL ELECTION, SAID IN NOVEMBER THAT SHE […]
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Michael Flaherty, Frank Baker step down from Boston City Council – NBC Boston | #citycouncil
A changing of the guard at City Hall. Two Boston City Council mainstays, Michael Flaherty and Frank Baker are stepping away after choosing to forego a run for re-election. Flaherty has been an at-large councilor on-and-off since 2000 and spoke to NBC10 Boston about what he sees as his biggest accomplishment. “I think marriage equality, […]
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Tuesday election could alter course for Boston City Council | #citycouncil
Boston voters on Tuesday will determine the future course of a City Council that’s recently stumbled through a series of controversies.At least four new politicians will join the 13-member council in January, filling seats that are being vacated by two long-term incumbents and two embattled councilors who were ousted in the preliminary election. Polls are […]
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