Should Boston have a vacancy tax on empty storefronts? City councilors are mulling the idea.
But leaders of key business groups called it a nonstarter. “Believe me, if [landlords] could fill them, they would, but they ...
USPS dismisses Boston City Council subpoena and refuses to testify on late mail concerns
After blowing off an emergency hearing last month, the U.S. Postal Service said that it would not be complying with a Boston ...
The Boston City Council demanded a USPS official come testify on mail delays. The Post Office said, nah.
In a letter sent to the Boston City Council this week, a top USPS lawyer informed councilors he would not allow Boston’s ...
Boston election ballot mess raises concerns about city’s ability to handle ranked-choice voting
Boston’s failures in last week’s election have prompted concerns around whether its Election Department, now under ...
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City Council Ways and Means Committee discusses Boston homeownership improvements
Boston City Council Ways and Means Committee held a hearing on docket #1002, the creation of a Boston Development Fund in the ...
Flynn, Murphy denounce ‘bias’ from Boston City Council president
The councilors, who are in the moderate minority, said President Ruthzee Louijeune is acting with a "perceived bias." ...
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Boston is one of the last places to allow renter-paid broker fees
In the Greater Boston area, the broker’s fee is usually an entire month’s rent. According to Zumper, the average cost of a ...
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USPS defies Boston City Council subpoena over mail delays
Frustrations with mail delivery have reached Boston City Hall. Residents have written to city councilors about recent mail ...
Somerville works to reaffirm its sanctuary city status
Somerville city councilors are working to reaffirm the city’s status as a “sanctuary city” following the reelection of Donald ...
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Two Boston city councilors express concerns with Council president’s ‘conduct in meetings’
Two Boston city councilors have penned a formal letter of concern to the city clerk about the Council president’s “conduct in ...
New York City now requires landlords to pay broker fees. Should Boston do the same?
Renting in Boston is expensive, and some are looking to New York’s recent model for relief. The New York City Council voted this week to ban broker fees for tenants, shifting the financial burden to ...