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Proponents, including the City Council president, say ranked choice voting gives residents more agency in the democratic process.

The plan still requires approval from the Legislature, where it faces long odds.

A Boston city councilor who voted against a cease-fire resolution criticized by Jewish groups for being one-sided in failing to condemn the Hamas terror attack is asking his colleagues to denounce antisemitism and declare support for local Jews.

The Boston City Council passed a resolution in support of a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas War, with members stating that the moment compelled them to call for an end to human suffering despite having no influence in foreign affairs. 

City Council passed the resolution, which also called for the release of hostages held by Hamas, with an 11-2 vote.

A Boston city councilor plans to ask her colleagues to declare support for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas War in a measure edited to tone down incendiary language that stated Israel was committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza.

Boston's pest control efforts need to be streamlined, some officials argue, as residents struggle to rat-proof their vehicles.

On Monday of this week, a hearing held by City Councillor Henry Santana’s Committee on Education to take up the issue of how the city’s student-athletes can reclaim priority time slots for practices at the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center in Roxbury attracted its sponsoring councillors, city officials, representatives of the Lewis Center, and Jackie Jenkins-Scott,

Dexter Van Zile, the Middle East Forums Violin Family Research Fellow and the editor of Focus on Western Islamism (FWI), spoke to a February 16 Middle East Forum Podcast (video). The following summarizes his comments: On January 13, 2024, one hundred

Nearly two months have gone by with three of four new councilors not speaking on issues raised at Boston City Council meetings due to a quirky tradition that largely bars new members from talking before delivering their maiden speech.