US Sen. Ed Markey joined a Roxbury event for state Rep. Christopher Worrell’s re-election campaign on Saturday.
Relying on expected revenue from the so-called millionaires tax, Healey’s legislation would distribute funding to districts across the state on a per-pupil basis, delivering approximately $11 for each student enrolled in a district.
Three local lawmakers discuss their positions on whether or not a major overhaul of Blue Hill Avenue should move forward and how.
City Councillors Brian Worrell and Miniard Culpepper’s call last week for a new subway line stretching from Ruggles Station to Mattapan Square has sparked debate over transit in Boston’s Black community.
Local activists and city officials gathered in Nubian Square on June 18 to celebrate the topping off of 75 Dudley Street, a new building that will provide 15 affordable condominiums.
State education Secretary Pedro Martinez (shown here) last week announced proposed new graduation requirements that are meant to replace the MCAS exam voters opted to reject as a graduation requirement in a 2024 ballot referendum.
From left, Latoya Gayle, Sen. Nick Collins, and Juwan Skeens at 1st Suffolk District candidates’ forum at Berklee College of Music on June 9.
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Residents were asked for input on parking zone restrictions and furnishings inside the stadium, which remains under construction.
The contest for First Suffolk Senate got more interesting last week when Mayor Wu back a challenger to Sen. Nick Collins
What are the boundaries of Dorchester? It depends on where you look and how far back you go in history. Yawu Miller reports.
Among Washington’s Continental Army soldiers were two Dorchester brothers — Isaac and James Davenport.
Small landlords spoke out against the effects of rent control on smaller investors during a State House event last week.
Minority-owned businesses have gotten just 5.13 percent of the more than $89 million the city has spent so far on its portion of the stadium project, according to a city website.
The state Senate last Thursday voted 37-3 to pass its version of the PROTECT Act — a bill aimed at limiting federal immigration agents’ deportation activities in Massachusetts communities.
During a town hall meeting in Dorchester last Saturday (May 2), US Rep. Ayanna Pressley argued that now is not a time for Democrats to feel defeated.
