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At the beginning of the twentieth century, interest in public health and child welfare grew.
Councilors Bok and Essaibi-George introduced a resolution calling on property owners with vacancies to immediately rent to families with Housing Choice Vouchers.
As required by the City Charter, Mayor Walsh must transmit each year’s budget to the City Council on the second Wednesday of April.
The City Council voted to adopt the resolution filed by Councilors Essaibi-George and O'Malley in support of S.2602 and H.4611.
A recent move by the U.S. Secretary of the Interior would dis-establish the reservation of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe and take their 300 acres of land out of federal trust.
This week, the Council voted to adopt a resolution offered by Councilor Mejia on shifting the narrative of Bostonians away from deficit-based descriptors, and affirming resilient, yet underrepresented...
The Council voted to adopt a resolution filed by Councilors Essaibi-George and Janey in support of staff at Boston colleges and universities during the COVID-19 pandemic.
This week, the City Council adopted a resolution urging the City of Boston to prioritize mental health in the public health response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Task Force will provide guidance on addressing current inequities in data analysis, testing sites, and healthcare services for Asians, Blacks, Latinos, Native Americans and Indigenous people, and...
Twelve of the largest housing lenders in Boston will offer at least three months of deferred mortgage payments for homeowners who contact them and demonstrate they have been financially impacted by...
The City has secured 334 dedicated beds at various locations to facilitate social distancing and reduce the further spread of COVID-19.
We'll be updating this page with information regarding the Fiscal Year 2021 Budget Review Process.
We'll be updating this page with information regarding the Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Review Process.
Mayor Martin J. Walsh today proposed his Administration's recommended $3.65 billion Fiscal Year 2021 (FY21) operating budget and $3 billion Fiscal Year 2021-2025 (FY21-FY25) Capital Plan, building on...
The Boston Election Department will remain open to the public during normal business hours, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., only on Tuesdays and Fridays. In-person meetings are by appointment only.
Effective May 29, 2021: The mask order in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts has been rescinded.
Mayor Martin J. Walsh today announced the City of Boston has extended the due date for property tax bills in Boston until June 1 to give residents more flexibility during the ongoing public health...
The Boston Resiliency Fund already distributed $5.4 million in emergency grants to eight organizations on March 25, 2020.
Each of the grantees focus on helping Boston individuals and families disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 crisis.
Mayor Martin J. Walsh today announced strict new measures for social and physical distancing for residents in the City of Boston, in an effort to curb the anticipated peak of COVID-19 in the coming...
Mayor Martin J. Walsh and the Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture today announced five artists have been selected for the fourth year of Boston Artists-in-Residence (AIR) .
Recipients will have to demonstrate financial need, such as loss of income.
What characteristics do you think of when you hear the word "slum"? Deteriorated infrastructure? Closely packed?
Between 1983 and 2015, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) imposed a lifetime ban on blood donations on men who have sex with men (MSM), and in 2015 revised its policy to a twelve...
You can find a list of Licensing Board advisories below related to the coronavirus (COVID-19) public health emergency and new advisories from 2022 to the present.
After several discussions on proposed amendments, the Council voted to adopt a resolution filed last week by Councilor Arroyo, urging a moratorium on rent, mortgages, evictions and foreclosures in...
COVID-19 continues to affect hundreds of thousands of people worldwide and this week, the Council voted to adopt a resolution offered by Councilor Flynn, urging insurance carriers to provide...
New resources have been created to help small businesses impacted by COVID-19 receive immediate capital relief and navigate the evolving financial assistance landscape.
Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the City of Boston Collecting Division will be operating under the following guidelines.
A weekly message from Commissioner McCosh in support of the local disability community
