The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) has agreed to conduct an equity rights analysis after the controversial termination of the late-night T service that goes into effect on March 18.
Massachusetts was ranked the fifth-best state in the US for women according to a study done by WalletHub, showing that the state is a leader in the nation, but there is still room to grow.
Massachusetts voters took to the polls Tuesday, March 1, favoring Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton in the Republican and Democratic primaries, respectively.
A cacophony of chants bounced among the Financial District business offices’ facades as nearly 750 supporters of presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., paraded down Winter Street off Boston Common.
My Brother’s Keeper, a new White House initiative to fight chronic absenteeism in public education, has joined with Boston Public Schools (BPS) to introduce the partnership program to four institutions.
Andrea Campbell, city councilor for Boston’s District 4, which includes Dorchester, Mattapan, parts of Jamaica Plain and parts of Roslindale, was born and raised in Boston. Before being elected to City Council in the fall of 2015, she worked as a lawyer, first at a nonprofit focusing on education, then as deputy legal counsel under Gov. Deval Patrick.
No IndyCar Boston, a group formed to oppose the Boston Grand Prix auto race preliminarily scheduled for Labor Day Weekend, has sparked a debate over the impact the event would have on the environment and the city.
For this year’s Super Tuesday on March 1, Massachusetts will be one of 15 states and territories that will open their polls and cast votes on who they believe should be the nominee for president from the Democratic and Republican parties.
In an effort to improve living conditions for chickens housed in tiny wire spaces, 13 food companies are boycotting the use of cages in egg production.
Obtaining a birth certificate and acquiring business licenses can require a time-consuming trip to the Boston City Hall, so the city is bringing the services to the streets. City Hall To Go, a food-truck-inspired vehicle, travels the streets of Boston as a mobile municipal office, giving civic processes new accessibility and ease.
More than 250 programmers, social change activists and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) teamed up for 24 hours at Tufts University last weekend to create web and mobile applications related to international development and philanthropy.
Bostonians who face parking tickets and fees now have a new way to pay them back: PayTix, an app launched Jan. 28, allows users to settle their dues with the City of Boston through their smartphones.
