The Boston City Council plans to discuss the possibility of imposing a new local tax on sodas and other sugary drinks.

A tax on sugary drinks could fund important programs and improve public health, Boston City Councilor Sharon Durkan is ...

The home rule petition uses the same language that's included in Mayor Michelle Wu's revived property tax proposal for ...

Boston City Councilor Sharon Durkan proposed the idea as a way to promote healthier habits among residents and also raise ...

The Boston City Council is proposing a tax on sugary drinks, saying the money on unhealthy beverages can be put to good use.

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu in her first term has hired 301 new employees with a third of them earning more than $100,000, as ...

Boston City Council voted Wednesday to kill a measure that would have created an ethics committee made up of council members.

The Boston City Council, tarred by federal public corruption charges leveled against Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson, ...

A tax of 2 cents per ounce of sugar drinks could raise $20-30 million annually for the city while dissuading people from ...

Boston City Council is weighing whether to keep parking minimums for new development. Currently, the city requires developers who are building new buildings to create a certain number of parking ...

Boston's Women's March will take place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 18 at the Boston Common Parade Grounds on the ...

New York, Oakland, Detroit, Boston and Minneapolis are expected to have some of the country’s most competitive races.