Enfield GOP, Dems disagree on what killed town DEI committee
Three days after President Donald Trump moved to end federal DEI initiatives, Enfield ended its DEI committee in a party-line town council vote.
Rules debate gets rolling
POLITICO has been the subject of debate on X this week. Some of it has been misinformed, and some of it has been flat-out ...
Taxpayer funded nondisclosure agreements should be a thing of the past
The Boston City Council voted Wednesday to ban nondisclosure agreements as a condition of employment with the council, hoping ...
City Council bans councilors from requiring that staff sign NDAs
After Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson was arrested, a ban on using non-disclosure agreements as a condition of employment ...
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City Council Committee Advances Protections For Fire-Affected Renters, But Not Rent Freeze
The yearlong pause on evictions for those economically affected by the fires needs final approval from the full city council.
Lawrence police chief controversy pits mayor against former top Mass. public safety official
An ongoing controversy in Lawrence, Massachusetts, is providing conflicting accounts from the city’s mayor and the state’s ...
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Wu Announces New Road Safety Ordinance to Increase Accountability of Third-party Delivery Providers
Mayor Michelle Wu announced Feb. 3 she has filed an ordinance with the Boston City Council to require food delivery apps such as DoorDash, UberEats, and GrubHub to obtain a permit to operate within ...
Panama’s president denies making a deal that US ships can transit the canal for free
The Panama Canal Authority put out its own terse statement saying it had “not made any adjustments” to the fees.
Boston Mayor Wu, other ‘sanctuary city’ leaders get date for Capitol Hill testimony
A Republican-led committee is probing cities that have limited their cooperation with federal immigration enforcement, often ...