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BOSTON (WHDH) - The Boston City Council began discussing a possible ban on small liquor bottles known as “nips” on Monday, with critics arguing that...

Congressman Stephen Lynch took the stand in federal court this week to decry the way the City Council redrew the political boundaries of Boston’s nine district seats. Councillors voted in November to shift South Boston public housing developments, then located in District 2, to Dorchester-based District 3, as well as parts of Dorchester, primarily Cedar Grove and Adams

An outpouring of both sadness and gratitude met the news that longtime civil rights leader Mel King had died at age 94 after decades of influencing politics, policy and people in his lifelong home city.

An outpouring of both sadness and gratitude met the news that longtime civil rights leader Mel King had died at age 94 after decades of influencing politics, policy and people in his lifelong home city.

At-Large Councilor Michael Flaherty takes the stand for three hours as a witness.

The charging station approval took 2½ years, 37 letters of support, an architect, and four city councilor endorsements.

The City Council’s dirty laundry is back flapping in the wind, this time in federal court, as what will be a multi-day hearing kicked off over whether a judge should step in and scrap the new Boston redistricting map.

In the end, it took 2½ years, 37 letters of support, the services of an architect, and the endorsement of four Boston city councilors for Matt Malloy to get what he wanted.

Mayor Michelle Wu notched a pair of important victories, but both policy changes require sign-off from the state Legislature and governor before they go into effect.

City Councilor Frank Baker made the $10,000 contribution to support the redistricting lawsuit, which names the city, Mayor Michelle Wu, the City Council, and the election head as defendants.